Scenario: Josie - Creating A Bridge

[Elmizlelmo]

Hi just wondering if anyone come across with scenario Priam can help?. There few questions that i'm unsure off. Just want to get some informations on how to answer the questions.

Josie (4years) is trying to make a bridge using a cardboard cylinder and a small box. The educator has provided play dough and natural materials such as twigs, stones and leaves to promote the use of open- ended and natural materials. She has also offeres pictures and artwork of bridge. The children's interest in building bridges has followed on from an experience where they learnt the nursery rhyme ' London bridge is falling down' and an outdoor experience with an obstacle course containing bridges.

The educator notices the josie is having trouble building thr arch of the bridgr. She is becoming very frustrated. " josie, priam was making a bridge yesterday, maybe he could tell you how he did it?" Josie nods. Priam 5 years 2 months sits next to josie. He says " maybe you need some playdough and sticks to build yhe arch", josie finds some sticks and playdough and priam helps her to secure the arch of the bridge. He shows his " special way to use sticks". Josie wants thr bridge to be " higher" and the two children spend a considerable amouny of timd trying to solve the new problem.

1. What teaching strategies did the educator use to engage the children in the learning process and encourage creative expression?

2. What materials were offered to encourage creative expression?

3. What open ended questions could the educator ask the children to ininvestigate new ideas and concepts?

4. What experience did the children partcipate in to promote creativr expression?

Please help me thank in advance:-)

[Lorina]

This may help:

Scaffolding
Open Ended Questions

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Lorina

[Elmizlelmo]

Thanks Lorina for information