Creative+Play


 * Play is essential for the cognitive, physical,social development and emotional wellbeing of children.**

In our Early years classrooms the children have the daily opportunity to be involved in I**nvestigative Play** through the students engagement in exploring learning intentions through inquiry..


 * The Areas of play the children may engage in are dramatic play, sensory play,construction, the arts including an 'Art Studio',puppets, science investigations,small-world play,writing,reading-'Book nooks', children's current interests and tinkering.
 * Strong links to literacy and numeracy are also developed in the learning areas including specific centres in writing and maths concept exploration.
 * The play outcomes link to the Australian National Curriculum through learning intentions that are developed by the teachers and the children as 'learners'.
 * Investigative active hands on play-based experiences for teaching and learning are alongside formal instruction. Children are encouraged to inquire,question,investigate,create and imagine.
 * Children are familiarised with what they are learning to do and encouraged to reflect on the learning process and the ways they are thinking
 * The learning experiences emphasise active engagement,provide children opportunities to explore processes and seek to encourage students to pursue some of their learning experiences into ongoing projects
 * The children's development is also monitored in the emotional, social, language,physical domains.The children are aware of the learning intentions and the focus in these.
 * Focus learners are class rostered and monitored through the play session and curriculum lessons for the day as the teacher monitors their individual progress. The teacher and student have interaction and conversations throughout the day.Documentation is made of key skills,needs strengths and interests of individual childen and is used to further plan and set learning and developmental objectives.
 * The children have the opportunity to share and relect on their learning with the class learning community.
 * 'Class Reporters and Photographers' also have the opportunity to gather snapshots and information on the class learning journey.