How can I as a teacher link children’s book as a
way of collecting materials?
The bowerbird
workshop consisted of finding a children’s story book that would be able to
connect to the idea of collecting materials.
The book chosen was The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. As a
pre-service teacher I was wondering how I can use this book in the classroom as
an idea of getting children to collect items.
As the Hungry
Caterpillar’s environment is in the outdoor setting, I began to cumulate ideas
of getting children to explore natural materials through the outdoor
environment. The caterpillar lives outside amongst leaves, trees, bark, food
scraps and sticks so therefore children can really explore and expand on their
knowledge of the outdoor. Children are able to categorise items through colour
and shape, texture, size and smell. ‘Collecting can help children learn how to sort,
classify, match and organize their world’ (MacNaughton & Williams 2009,
p.19). As a pre-service teacher I am constantly questioning the idea of
children feeling a sense of belonging in their environment, I feel that
children should be taught through many different learning arrangements that
allow different learning experiences. Natural materials
are a great way to let children investigate the earth and their environment. As
a pre-service teacher I believe it is essential for children to share their
thoughts and experiences as a class discussion. Through using storybooks and
the collecting of materials children are able to hear different perceptions and
perspectives on ideas that children will all be complete different too.
Listening is a key tool in the classroom and I believe children can listen to
the ideas of others through being respectful. According to MacNaughton and
Williams (2009) it’s vital that as a teacher welcoming the thoughts of what
children have to say to us in all its diversity is very important as all children’s
ideas are correct as there is no wrong in your thinking.
References:
MacNaughton, G & Williams, G 2009, Techniques for Teaching Young Children; Choices for Theory and Practice, 3rd edn, Pearson Education Australia, NSW.
References:
MacNaughton, G & Williams, G 2009, Techniques for Teaching Young Children; Choices for Theory and Practice, 3rd edn, Pearson Education Australia, NSW.