Promotion Linked Training Batch 37 BPS 17 to BPS 18 26 August 2019 to 20 September 2019 Muhammad Afzaal Firdousi HM GHS 48/F CTN (Bahawalnagar)

1. Nothing will work unless you do.
Maya Angelou
Early Childhood Education
The future is in our hand

2. Earlier, the children used to join school at the
age of 5 or 6 years. Now children of 3-4 years
have started coming to school. What do you
think are the causes behind this change?

3. • According to the scientists, a child’s brain
develops over one hundred trillion brain
synapses. A brain synapse is the "wiring"
between two brain cells that grasps new
learning. The more the synapses, the more your
brain will learn! It is during this time that the
human brain has the highest potential for new
learning in its lifetime.
Significance of Early Childhood Education

4. Development of child in ECE
Unique
Child
Positive
Relationship
Learning and
Development
Enabling
Environment

5. Unique child
Every child is a unique child who is constantly
learning and can be strong, capable, confident
and self-assured.

6. Positive Relationship
Children learn to be strong and independent
through positive relationships.

7. Enabling Environment
Children learn and develop well in enabling
environments, in which their experiences
respond to their individual needs and there is a
strong partnership between teachers and
parents.

8. “Learning at ECE”
What type of learning
approaches do you use in ECE
classroom?

9. Learning at ECE
It has two major aspects;
1. Holistic Development
2. Learning by Doing
National Curriculum, 2007

10. 1. Holistic Development
Learning is holistic
(social, emotional, physical, cognitive and
moral development of a child as a whole)

12. Five Areas of Holistic Child
Development
1. Physical Development
2. Social Development
3. Emotional Development
4. Language Development
5. Cognitive/ Intellectual Development

13. Learning by doing
Children learn through active involvement with concrete
objects. They need many first-hand experiences with
real things such as science experiments, construction,
art projects, dramatic play and field trips.

14. I hear and I forget
I see and I remember
I do and I understand (Chinese Proverb)
Learning by
doing
Do
Reflect
Conclude
Decide

15. Organization of Learning Corners
Classroom Organization
A child learns mostly from classroom
environment. For the better learning of
child, the classroom should be well
decorated and pleasant. There should
be proper workspace for the children
from where they can learn independently
and in groups with their own learning
experiences and real situations.

16. Importance of Learning Corners
Learning corners play an important role to
develop child’s abilities to:
• do tasks according to their choices.
• learn through their experiments and
questioning.
• work independently with the guidance of
teacher.
• express their ideas and work confidently.
• take their decisions in different situations.

17. Setting up learning corners in your classroom
Tips:
• Clearly define activity centres
• Noise level to be kept at minimum
• Teacher resources
• Children resources
• Traffic patterns
• Flexible Learning centres

18. Learning corners:
• Exploration corner
• Reading corner
• Writing corner
• Home corner
• Role play corner
• Arts and crafts corner
• Numeracy and problem
solving corner

19. 1. Exploration corner

20. Reading corner

21. Writing corner

22. Role play corner

23. Arts and crafts corner

24. Numeracy and problem solving corner

25. Ideal Layout for Pre-School Classroom
• The arrangement of a preschool classroom is
essential in providing a safe environment for young
children to explore and learn. The layout must meet
both the teacher's and children's needs. Among the
things to consider when planning a preschool
classroom are :
1. visibility
2. safety
3. active and quiet areas
4. small and large group areas
5. movement patterns
6. storage.

27. Setting up Learning Corners
Video :
“Setting up Pre-School Classroom”

28. Hands on Learning
Group Work:
• Make groups as per preschool learning corners.
• Arrange a working learning corner for your
respective age group.
• Select a teacher amongst you and the rest of the
participants will act as students.

29. Practitioner and facilitator not TEACHER
Early childhood practitioners have an important role in
establishing a strong academic foundation for their students.
They have to have following qualities in them:
1. practitioner and facilitator not TEACHER
motivate and stimulate the children's learning abilities,
through experience;
2. organize learning materials and resources;
3. provide safe & secure environment to the children;
4. assist with the development of children's personal/ social
and language abilities;

30. 5. support the development of children's basic skills,
including physical coordination, speech and
communication;
6. develop children's curiosity and knowledge;
7. ensure the health and safety of children during all
activities, both inside and outside the class;
8. keep up to date with changes in the curriculum and
developments in best practice;
9. observe, assess and make record of each child's
progress

31. Assessment Criteria
Teacher continuously observe children
& record observation in diaries.
The record is maintained as evidence.
Children work is collected, annotated &
maintained in the portfolio.
Report to Heads & Parents

32. Queries &
Feedback
“The test of a good teacher is not how many
questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer
readily but how many questions he inspires them to
ask him which he finds it hard to answer.”
Alice Wellington Rollin

33. Touches lives
Explains patiently
Affirms every effort
Cares to the core
Helps minds grow
Encourages excellence
Really is Special