In response to being asked about how to go deeper with one’s practice with children, we offer these monthly musings as invitations for you. You might take the invitation up
The opportunities are endless.
We will pose these musings monthly but use them as you feel moved to. You might spend more than a month with one question. Or you might revisit a question at a later time. Each time you visit or revisit a question, new possibilities emerge.
Responsive environments
“The environments in which children live, play, and relate can open up or limit opportunities for their care, play, and learning.”
Flight, p.64
Consider how children encounter the environment as they play and engage with others. How do the materials, time, and space that you select contribute to children’s playful exploration and experimentation, alone and with others?
In what ways do you become a co-player and co-learner? How do these roles support you in building relationships with children and understanding the ideas they explore in play?
Additional Resource:
Link:
Making Your Environment “The Third Teacher’
