IDEA: WALDORF SETTINGS: When the ready made object is given to small child for play the idea for the play is already given when the object already has a allocated and specific function.The capability of being able to invent has been interrupted by an idea that the aim of education is to comply to an already existing society and not that it may bring in a new idea to society (Steiner. R) MATERIALS: Found wood, Wood Pegs, Coffee Stirrers, Found Raw Plugs and Ribbon. PROCESS: Assembly Loose Parts EXPERIENCE: Interconnectivity (Result - Wheels and Axles, Painting Machine, Necklace)
IDEA: ‘Scribbles are products of a systematic investigation, rather than haphazard actions’. John Matthews (1999), The Art of Childhood and Adolescence: The Construction of Meaning. London: Falmer (p. 19) Mark Making Matters – Young children making meaning in all areas of learning and development MATERIALS: Mark-Making Tools, Cardboard and Paper PROCESS: Rotational Drawings cut out and curled. Paper straws bent into scribbles. Playing Penguins EXPERIENCE: Made a Penguin Pool in the setting
IDEA: Loose Parts, Reggio Emilia Philosophy MATERIALS: Foam Pipes, Tapes, Mini Saw, Cardboard Roll (Old Masking Tape) PROCESS: Children's Open Play Session exploring different textures and movement EXPERIENCE: Rolling, Connecting, Outer and Inner Circles