Aussie Childcare Network Forum

Hi everyone, I am studying my new Unit. I have answered most of the questions, but got stuck with some questions.

Scenario 1
A child brings to the centre a bag of fabric pieces, a bag of margarine containers and a bag of egg cartons

1) Describe how you might role-model creativity by incorporating the fabric, containers and cartons in the current play space.
I do not understand the question. Does it ask me how to use the fabric, containers and cartons together? Does it ask me how to use the, but not necessarily together?

2) How could Carly use the materials within a routine to demonstrate creativity?
I do not know how to answer this question.

Scenario 2
You make puppets with children. You want them to be involved at all points, from beginning to performing.

1) Describe at least four activities you could offer the children. Include information about when they would be offered and what current activities they might replace.
4 activities I will offer the children are:
- Think about what kind of materials they can use to make puppets
- Think about how to make a puppet theatre and how to implement the idea together
- Offer an assortment of collage materials for them to decorate their puppet.
- Think about how to perform the puppet.
However, I do not understand the second part of the question: "Include information about when they would be offered and what current activities they might replace."

2) For each of the four activities described in question 1, list two questions that you could ask to encourage children to reflect on the process of their activity
- Think about what kind of materials they can use to make puppets

For this activity, I may ask the question “Why did you use this kind of materials to make your puppets?". I have not idea for the second question

3) Identify one problem or issue that may arise during each of the four activities. For each problem or issue, explain how you would help the children resolve it.
- Think about how to make a puppet theatre and how to implement the idea together

For this activity, the problem I can identify is Children argue about how to decorate the puppet theatre. I will help the children by giving each child a chance to talk about his idea/ opinion on how to decorate the puppet theatre and I will help the children to pick the most possible idea by voting.

- Think about how to perform the puppet.
For this activity, the problem I can identify is Children fight with puppets and don’t know how to use them. I will help the children by teaching them how to use the puppet and give them time to practice in pairs before the theatre is officially open.


Please help me with the answers. I appreciate your help. Thanks a lot.

Veronica

Describe how you might role-model creativity by incorporating the fabric, containers and cartons in the current play space.

I don't think it's asking you how you would use these together, I think it's asking how you would add these to the environment. For example: the fabric pieces could be added into craft area for collage, the margarine containers could be added to the shelves as containers to hold toys/activities etc. The egg cartons could be used to add seeds and cotton wool to make sprouts or to make caterpillars or even to create a counting/colour activity.

Describe at least four activities you could offer the children. Include information about when they would be offered and what current activities they might replace.

I'm assuming this is in relation to the children making puppets. So, one activity is to create a puppet theatre, you could use puppets when reading a story during group time, when singing songs the children could use their puppets as props, you could get the children to do a show and tell with their puppet they made. When they would be offered could maybe be during quiet time, before lunch, in the afternoon during outdoor play...As for current activities they may replace - puppet show may replace cooking in the home corner, puppet story may replace a book you were planning to read during group time etc.

Hope this helps,

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Lorina

Hi Loria, Thanks so much for your answer, You made the questions very clear for me.