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Pre-School Team

                                              Ben Michaels

Teaching and Learning in the Early Years

▪We find out what children know, understand and can do, as well as taking account of their interests and dispositions to learning (Characteristics of Effective Learning). We use this information to reflect on the skills children demonstrate through their work and play, plan next steps in learning and monitor their progress.

Three characteristics of effective teaching and learning are:

▪Playing and exploring - children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’

▪Active learning - children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements.

▪Creating and thinking critically - children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.