Scenarios: Anna, Zennie & Jake - Supporting Play Skills

[possum20]

Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: Provide experiences to support childrens play and learning
Your Assignment Type: Case Scenario
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Beginner

Your Question?
For each scenario suggest changes to support each childs play/skills.

A) Anna (23months) becomes angry and frustrated when other children knock down her block tower as they run past

(B) Zennie ( i6 months) finds it difficult to share the playdough which is lumped in the centre of a table set with 4 chairs.

(C) Jake and Lennie (5 years) like to play card games without being interrupted by others.

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
SUGGESTED CHANGES TO THE ENVIORNMENT:
answer for (A) 1. have a quiet area just for quiet play
2. have half children inside and the other half outside
3. have extra supervision around Anna.

Answer for (B) 1. Put playdough out for each child, in 4 lots
2. have different colour playdough so Zennie knows which one is his.

ANSWER FOR (c) 1. THEY NEED TO HAVE THERE OWN SPACE TO PLAY
2. hAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR OTHER CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH AS WELL
3. Have some children inside and outside.

Description and Message:

[Lorina]

You can also include:

1)
- remind children to walk inside, if they knock blocks over they have to help re-build them
- set up an area on a designated mat for block play

2)
- share the play dough between the four children during set up. Place each piece of play dough on four plates with each having their own items to play with using the play dough as well

3)
- quiet area
- table for them to play with only two chairs

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L.A