Purpose: Sketch it worksheet in the building area to encourage
Reason for completing the students to draw and write first then build. the task. This could be based on an observation you made, a conversation between you and your site supervisor, etc Task: My teacher wanted the students to fill out this What are you planning in worksheet before playing in the building area to help response to your them with their drawing and writing skills and to use purpose? the words in the building center to create something - Label your task (e.g. also to tie in with the shapes unit by labeling the Bulletin board focused shapes they drew. on the importance of Sketch it worksheet has a place to draw and to write play-based learning). what they are building - What are your 3 1. To have a visual of what each child wants to objectives for this experience? (i.e. Why create are creating a bulletin 2. To increase their knowledge of shapes while board on the labeling them importance of play- 3. To instill creativity by creating unique designs based learning? What and structures in the building area in a play- message are you based way sending?)
Material used are wooden blocks and Lego found in
Describe the experience: the building center - List the materials and Inform the class that they need to draw resources you will use - Describe the completion and wrote first before building Assist children in their writing and of the task, with a step by step description labeling Encourage them to use the shapes we learnt in their design Encourage them to create their structure with multiple blocks and resources Reflection: - What went well? Provide What was great was the children were more focused examples for how you on creating their drawing and spent time trying to know it went well. create their picture. I saw them use their drawing - What didnt go well? skills when creating their structures Provide examples for how you know it Some children did not like what they drew and would didnt go well. tear up their worksheet and feel discouraged
(Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures 19) C. D. Sebastian (auth.) - The Cloud of Nothingness_ The Negative Way in Nagarjuna and John of the Cross-Springer India (2016.pdf