Originally Posted by MarinaVanessa:
Crystal you seem to be the most familiar with this approach so maybe you can shed some light on something for me ...
One important thing about this approach is that flexibility in the learning experience is key ... does this mean that you have to plan only a few weeks in advance period or can someone like me (that has a guideline about what to focus on each month .. such as I know what topic, color. letter etc we will worK on each month) still be considered flexible since I plan the actual activities a month in advance but the lessons themselves are child led.
For example, I know that every September one of the things that I focus on is the color red so I may decide to help the children make red play dough, then later we will play with it and continue to do so for the a few weeks to remind the children. The discussions during the activities may cover other topics that the children are interested while still experiencing the color red. Think teachable moments. Am I making any sense?
I think in a way, it would fit RE but the biggest aspect of this approach is that the child is viewed as being an active constructor of knowledge...rather than being seen as the target of instruction.
I think you "could" incorporate the theme "red" into your lesson-plan but it wouldn't necessarily be considered something the child was interested in learning about unless you let them control what activities and what things they wanted to know and learn about red....kwim?
LOL!..Re-reading this makes little sense... I'm sorry....I don't know how to explain it (atleast not at the moment...
) If you go to the site I linked to
http://www.reggioalliance.org/faq.php and visit the FAQ section, it really does a good job of explaining what I "think" you are asking about....especially the philosophical questions.
