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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	Building Equipment	Total Cost
Hollards and Sons	Sand $42.00 per one ton	$152.00
	Creek rocks $110.00 per one ton
Provenance Plants	8 knobbly club rush @ $2.00ea	$16.00
	12 sienna @$2.00ea	$24.00
	4 seaside daisy @$2.00ea	$ 8.00
Cheap as Chips	4 metal sheep @ $50.00 ea	$200.00
Ebay	Bridge purchased @ $110.00	$110.00
	Oars $26.00	$26.00
	Postage cost	$20.00
Australian No.1 online dept. store	4 Wheel barrows @ $22.95ea	$91.80
	1 sand digger @$25..95	$25.95
	8 watering cans@ $19.95 ea	$159.60
Fishpond .com.au	Buckets 2 sets(6 colours) $22.97ea	$45.94
	Buckets 2 sets (3 colours)larger  $24.45 ea	$49.90
	6 sieves @ $22.95ea	$137.70
	6 Bucket mill sand play set @ $32.97ea	$197.82
Educational books - theme boats	9 new books	$156.29
Educational music - theme boats	8 new music discs	$95.00
	Total	$1500.00

Date to be submitted prior Sept 23^rd 2013
 
                                       Grant papers                                            New Sand Pit Plan 2013

Idea: What will you plan?  You’re Early Learning Centre is applying for a $1500.00 grant. Plan achieved in class lesson.

Planning Literacy and Numeracy Learning 3- 5 year olds.

 

Outside over inside!
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

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