{"id":595,"date":"2020-08-18T22:41:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T12:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centresupport.com.au\/victorianchildcarecentre\/2020\/08\/18\/creativity-and-imagination\/"},"modified":"2020-08-18T22:41:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T12:41:50","slug":"creativity-and-imagination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centresupport.com.au\/victorianchildcarecentre\/2020\/08\/18\/creativity-and-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity and Imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;bg-section1 music-movement&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<strong>Creativity and Imagination<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EYLF is a play based curriculum which recognises children\u2019s capacity to initiate and lead learning. Through their play children express their personality, uniqueness and creativity to construct their own understandings which they may share with others (EYLF page 9).\u00a0 Music will enhance children\u2019s creativity and imagination.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tips <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>provide opportunities for children to record and listen to their own musical arrangements<br \/>\nand singing<\/li>\n<li>encourage older children to create bands or put on musical shows for others at the service<\/li>\n<li>use music to create stories eg farm sounds to tell a story about a child holidaying on a farm<\/li>\n<li>encourage children to interact with and create music which taps into their imaginations eg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Rain is falling down, rain is falling down<br \/>\nPitter patter, pitter patter<br \/>\nRain is falling down<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What does the rain sound like? Is it fast, slow, soft, loud? Is there a storm coming? Is it windy or hailing?Educators could use this traditional song as a finger play for toddlers, motioning rain falling with fingers in air, then on pitter patter tapping the rhythm of the words on a child\u2019s hand or tummy, or massage babies\u2019arm, leg or chest, tickling down for the rain then tapping for pitter patter. Older children can use percussion \u2018instruments\u2019 to keep the beat, and express how the rain is falling.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;578&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]Today, Emma and Tabatha (educators) created a puppet show for the children. The children have been very interested in animals this week, so this gave us the opportunity to <u>build upon and\u00a0extend the children<\/u><u>\u2019s ideas about the farm animals<\/u>. We asked the children what animals we should use to sing some songs with.<\/p>\n<p>Tabatha asked the children what songs they would like the puppets to sing, <u>giving all the children the chance to respond verbally through their communication.<\/u> Archie, Carter and Kloe yelled out \u201cBaa baa\u201d. Tabatha and Emma sang Baa Baa Black Sheep using the puppets to do the movements and singing. The children absolutely loved it and couldn\u2019t stop laughing at the puppets being \u201csilly\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;586&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]Today in toddler 2 Emma (educator) <u>listened carefully the children\u2019s ideas and discussed with them how these ideas could be developed. <\/u>Emma noticed Eden, Chase and Ava sitting on the lounge. Eden said, \u201cI\u2019m waiting for the bus.\u201d Emma suggested the children stay on the lounge and that can be the Bus. Emma soon placed more chairs to create the bus and as she did this more children wanted to participate in the activity. Emma was soon singing the \u201cWheels on the Bus.\u201d All the children loved participating in the singing.<\/p>\n<p>The children asked Emma if they were able to go and pick up KymmyJ (educator). Ariah said \u201cKymmy we are going to Canberra.\u201d \u201cWow\u201d replied Emma.<\/p>\n<p>Toddler two <u>follows and extends on their own interest with enthusiasm, curiosity and concentration.<\/u>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;585&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;blue-ttl&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Making Sounds!<\/h3>\n<p>Hadlee was trying very hard to make some sounds using her mouth. <u>Tamara (educator) began engaging in enjoyable interactions with Hadlee through making and playing with sounds.<\/u> Tamara would click her tongue, blow raspberries with her lips or roll her tongue to purr like a cat. <u>Hadlee was so intrigued and became confident to begin copying Tamara in these different types of communication methods.<\/u>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;584&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;blue-ttl&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Peek-a-Boo!<\/h3>\n<p>During inside play this morning, Ili found a sudden interest in looking outside the window. <u>Tamara (educator) was wanting to continue spending time interacting and conversing with the children.<\/u> Tamara ducked outside without the children noticing and banged back on the window at Ili. <u>Hadlee and Ili both confidently began to engage socially together themselves, and with Tamara through play.<\/u> Ili and Hadlee banged on the window, screamed, laughed and blew kisses along with Tamara and the relationship continued throughout the day.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;menu-ret-post&#8221;]<a href=\"\/karla-learning\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Return to Menu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row el_class=\"bg-section1 music-movement\"][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Creativity and Imagination EYLF is a play based curriculum which recognises children\u2019s capacity to initiate and lead learning. Through their play children express their personality, uniqueness and creativity to construct their own understandings which they may share with others (EYLF page 9).\u00a0 Music will enhance children\u2019s creativity and imagination. 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