FULL DAY LEARNING
CURRICULUM NIGHT 2015
FULL DAY LEARNING
• The Full Day Early
Learning program lays
the foundation for life
long learning through
explicit, intentional, and
direct instruction
embedded in endless
opportunities to explore,
inquire, experiment,
wonder and question =
‘INQUIRY’
THE ROLE OF PLAY
• “Play is the vehicle for learning and lies
at the core of innovation and creativity.”
• “Play and academic work are not
distinct categories.”
• “Learning and doing are inextricably
linked for them.” (FDEL-K document)
LEARNING THROUGH
INQUIRY
• Children are naturally curious and have a natural
desire to explore their environment. They possess
a sense of wonder and awe about the world around
them and seek to make sense of that world.
• As educators we are able to use their sense of
wonder and natural curiosity to guide them through
process of learning through INQUIRY.
• “to guide them to become more focused and
systematic in their observations and
investigations.” (FDEL-K)
PLAY-BASED INQUIRY
LEARNING
Play-based inquiry learning in
Kindergarten, therefore, does not
exclude explicit, systematic instruction
of the skills that children need to learn, it
provides them with opportunities to
apply their skills, through
the”investigative approach” and to “USE
their skills in other contexts.” (Reggio
Emilia)
WHAT ARE THEY
LEARNING?
The Play-based Inquiry approach
teaches children how to learn, how pose
questions, how to reflect, how to make
connections, how to build on their
knowledge, how to collaborate, how to
listen and how to communicate their
ideas, understanding, theories and
knowledge. THEY LEARN TO BE
PROBLEM SOLVERS!!
THE ROLE OF ORAL LANGUAGE
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Oral language is an important foundation for reading and writing. It
is the basis of the Kindergarten program.
“Proficiency in oral language is critical to the success of literacy
development.” (FDEL-K)
By the end of Kindergarten, children will, “communicate by talking
and by listening and speaking to others for a variety of purposes
and in a variety of contexts.” (Overall expectation FDEL-K)
“Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all interrelated, and
development in one area supports development in all areas.”
(FDEL-K)
Oral language becomes the basis for further language and literacy
acquisition and the Inquiry approach provides the children with the
opportunities to develop their ability to communicate their
knowledge and understanding of concepts, develop vocabulary,
refine ideas and communicate their knowledge to others.
ROLE OF THE TEACHER
• Provoke
• Provide opportunities to apply skills that have been explicitly
taught
• Create invitations for learning
• Help children pose questions that may lead to an
investigation
• Help build knowledge, and /or connections to prior knowledge
• Offer activities that engage the children’s interests
• Encourage, support, LISTEN
• Document and record learning
• Share in the experiences!
THE ENVIRONMENT BECOMES
THE THIRD TEACHER
• The environment, both in and outside of the
classroom, are integral to learning through
inquiry.
• Use of space, resources and materials
available are carefully considered.
• The strengths, needs and interests of the
children become the focus of the environment
and subsequent learning opportunities.
OBSERVE THE LEARNING …..
OBSERVE THE LEARNING …
PLAY-BASED INQUIRY
LEARNING
THANK FOR VISITING THE WONDERFULL WORLD OF KINDERGARTEN!