1.3 Specifies the teaching processes you’ll use &
the learning environments you’ll create to support the social dimensions of
early literacy and numeracy.
3.1 Shows competence in observing and planning for
literacy & numeracy experiences & environments adapting to specific
learner needs, interests & contents
3.3 States the
strengths and possible limits of your own ability to observe & offer
literacy and numeracy experiences with children less than 4 years of age.
Example idea of boat in a sandpit
Project
revamp the Sandpit area
children emerging in literacy and numeracy.
Children communicating, taking risks, thinking logically and acting on
objects in their environment.
Kidman’s Early Learning Centre is applying
for a $1500.00 grant through Marion Council.
Starting point a donation from a parent of a
wooden boat (boat will be placed in the sandpit. Four qualified builders
with appliance certificates have volunteered to secure boat, required under approved
regulation standards. (Parent’s of our children).
BUDGET
Place of Purchase
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Building Equipment
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Total Cost
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Hollards and Sons
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Sand $42.00 per one ton
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$152.00
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Creek rocks $110.00 per one ton
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Provenance Plants
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8 knobbly club rush @ $2.00ea
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$16.00
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12 sienna @$2.00ea
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$24.00
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4 seaside daisy @$2.00ea
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$ 8.00
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Cheap as Chips
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4 metal sheep @ $50.00 ea
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$200.00
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Ebay
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Bridge purchased @ $110.00
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$110.00
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Oars $26.00
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$26.00
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Postage cost
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$20.00
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Australian No.1 online dept. store
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4 Wheel barrows @ $22.95ea
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$91.80
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1 sand digger @$25..95
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$25.95
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8 watering cans@ $19.95 ea
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$159.60
|
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Fishpond .com.au
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Buckets 2 sets(6 colours) $22.97ea
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$45.94
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Buckets 2 sets (3 colours)larger $24.45 ea
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$49.90
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6 sieves @ $22.95ea
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$137.70
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6 Bucket mill sand play set @ $32.97ea
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$197.82
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Educational books - theme boats
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9 new books
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$156.29
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Educational music - theme boats
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8 new music discs
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$95.00
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Total
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$1500.00
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Grant papers New Sand Pit Plan 2013
Idea: What will you plan? You’re Early Learning Centre is applying for
a $1500.00 grant.
Planning Literacy and Numeracy Learning
3- 5 year olds.
Children interact with objects and other children, to construct an understanding of their world through outside play.
Numeracy: spatial awareness, distance, thinks in
different directions, shapes, curves, heavy, light, measurin long, short and tall. Emerging counting skills make it possible for young children to start
thinking about more advanced mathematical operations, such as simple addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division. Indeed, the basis for the
mathematical skills and school readiness.
Children are making a road or a ladder. Children can measure length by placing objects next to each other. Children
can make shapes.
Children are able to think about number and math in very advanced ways. Children are constructing
patterns with natural materials.
Literacy:
communication, signage and negotiation.
Numeracy: problem solving,
direction, backwards, forwards.
Children are risk
taking and actively involved in the photos.
Display curiosity and
a sense of accomplishment.
Children
construct with useful natural products.
3.3 States the
strengths and possible limits of your own ability to observe & offer
literacy and numeracy experiences with children less than 4 years of age.
Observing
these photographs from an Early Learning Centre I can recognize the emergent learning these children are experiencing through their environment.
Assessing a larger group of young children and meeting all their needs may become problematic. How can I cater from the larger group all at once?
Areas of
strength are my passion for gardening and I would like to explore a Assessing a larger group of young children and meeting all their needs may become problematic. How can I cater from the larger group all at once?
Learning, garden,
environment for younger children. Incorporating calendars with months / planting, plants each month/ dates /recording.
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References
Cook, Jayne (Torrens Valley Children's Centre). Photos
