Foundation Stage Continued Learning Monday 25th May

Good morning FS1 and FS2: click the links to find the video from your class teacher!

FS1: FSC   FSH   FSJ   FSD    

FS2: FSR   FSE   FSK   FSS   FSL   FSM

We have had so much wonderful learning shared from home that we have now created a 'Sharing Our Learning' gallery on the main page so we can keep on adding more!

These are some ideas for learning at home today. A reminder that you don't have to do all (or any) of these today. Maintaining a routine and a connection with school are the most important things! 

This week in Foundation Stage we are going to play...

This week, we are going to explore how to do Little Role Play! As Einstein said:

Parents...

Play IS learning for our children, but we can help them to go deeper with their learning through play with some small tweaks to our understanding - that’s what we’ll look at this week. To see examples of great learning through role play, look through this folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GQYQjh0vkvxcOw0ll8qI6pLKFL7JqHAT 

Children...

This week, you get to explore your interests and expand your imagination through lots of playing! To fire up your imagination today, we’re looking at one of our favourite books: Not A Box! Listen to the story, watch the FS adults talk about their ideas, and then begin to explore your imagination - what could the box be instead? What do you want to create and play with today?

Traditional role play

This is when children 'take on a role' and pretend to be something that they know e.g. a police officer, a hairdresser, a zoo keeper - something that builds on experience they've really had.

Deconstructed role play

This is more open-ended play where the children can explore ideas beyond their immediate experience e.g. being an astronaut, going in a submarine, building a unicorn garden - this is where they can explore new imagined experiences.

Small world role play

This is using small items to act out scenes e.g. using Lego, blocks and fabric to make an underwater scene and act out what the fish do.

Role Play - Mr Raj explains the learning for parents:

Where to start?

Let your child start - allow your child to initiate and lead the play. If they feel they are in charge of their own learning, then they will be more engaged. If they are more engaged, their will learn more. For the rest of the week, we will be providing more information for you to show how you can deepen your child's learning, but for today, just enjoy playing with them and noticing what they're interested in. You might simply ask your child "Can I play with you?" and see what they suggest.

If you do need something to get your child started, you could use Not A Box to start warming up their imagination - see the book and recordings below. You might also look at our folder of examples of great role play in school. 

Thai Version:

Click on the photos to see ideas from the Foundation Stage staff:

To see many great examples of learning through play at Patana click HERE

Taking it further....

Development Matters Assessment Indicators:

We are also developing Characteristics of Effective Learning:

Music with Ms Rachel! 

Try this fun song! Remember you can change the speed of the video so it is slower. Just click on   at the bottom of the video screen. Then click ‘Playback speed’ and choose a slower speed.

ให้​เด็ก​ๆลองร้องเพลงสนุกๆนี้​ คุณสามารถเปลื่ยน​ความเร็วของวีดีโอ​ให้ช้าลงได้​เพียงแค่กดไปที่สัญลักษณ์ตามที่เห็น​ด้านบน​ คุณจะเห็นสัญลักษณ์​นี้ที่ด้านล่างของวีดีโอ​แล้วกดที่คำว่า​"playback speed" แล้วก็เลือกความเร็วช้าลง​ได้

I've a cardboard box!