There are two photos of environments in early childhood settings provided on the Blackboard site for this assessment.
A. Explain how these environments can be used to promote children’s learning and development.
B. Analyse the knowledge children can learn within the learning environment across one or more key learning area: science and technology; mathematics; language and literacy; history; creative arts and/or physical wellbeing.
C. Explain and justify the role the early childhood educator could take in this learning environment to promote children’s learning and development.
Make relevant reference from scholarly sources that substantially support your discussion.
Include reference to the literature, the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (DEEWR, 2009) and the National Quality Standards (ACECQA, 2018).
Rationale
The purpose of this assignment is to develop deeper understanding of how everyday objects, routines and resources in the early childhood setting can be used to promote children’s learning and development in the key learning areas.
It is also important that early childhood educators have a deep understanding of the role of play in these learning environments to best promote children’s conceptual knowledge in key learning areas appropriate to the birth to five years
