REGGIO EMILIA APPROACH THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER

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Reggio Approach ROLE OF THE TEACHER Stories and Pictures from my Three Week Block

Organize the Classroom and Materials to be Aesthetically Pleasing

BLOOM IT OUT! Ask questions to further understanding, provoke ideas, problem solving, and conflict resolution.

Foster a Connection Between Home, School, and Community BLOG ENTRY “John” and “Gel” had fun making patterns and designs with some seashells and rocks that they found at the ‘Ocean invitation Center’. OTHER IDEAS! -Post pictures of students families around the room -Invite community members (Elder Mike, Jamie) -Family Fridays -Call the parents with positive news about their children Mehley and Malissa’s Blog: www.treatwithcare.wordpress.com

Visiting the Grade Ones

Plan Activities and Lessons Based on Emergent Curriculum Shark teeth and loose teeth. WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE…

Help Students Express Their Knowledge Through Representational Development Work Using the arts as a symbolic language through which to express their understandings in their project work Consistent with Dr. Howard Gardner's notion of schooling for multiple intelligences, the Reggio approach calls for the integration of the graphic arts as tools for cognitive, linguistic, and social development. Presentation of concepts and hypotheses in multiple forms such as print, art, construction, drama, music, puppetry, and shadow play. These are viewed as essential to children's understanding of experience. http://www.brainy-child.com/article/reggioemilia.html

What will happen when you add water in the jar? Hypothesizing Activity What will happen when you add water in the jar? Draw a picture. Pick one person at your table to share their hypothesis, and explanation.

Kindergarten Answers: -They are going to fall (sink to bottom) and change colour -I don’t know -Turn all green -Stick together

What do you think will happen in the story? Swimmy Journals What do you think will happen in the story? The volcano will blow up, and all the hot lava will go into the ocean and kill all of the fishies.

Co-Learner and Collaborator "As partner to the child, the teacher is inside the learning situation" (Hewett, 2001).

Document Children's Progress Documentatio on children's work in progress is an important tool on the learning process for children, teachers, and parents. Pictures of children engaged in experiences, their words used to discuss their actions, feelings, way of thinking, and the children's interpretation of learning experiences are displayed to allow students to view their learning. Documentation can be used as assessment and should be displayed throughout the classroom.

First Bulletin Board Ever! Ahh!