REGGIO EMILIAREGGIO EMILIAAPPROACHAPPROACH

THE ROLE OF THE TEACHERTHE ROLE OF THE TEACHER

Reggio WordleReggio Wordle

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Reggio ApproachReggio Approach

ROLE OF THE TEACHERROLE OF THE TEACHER

Stories and Pictures from my Three Week BlockStories and Pictures from my Three Week Block

Organize the Classroom and Organize the Classroom and Materials to be Aesthetically Pleasing Materials to be Aesthetically Pleasing

BLOOM IT OUT!BLOOM IT OUT!Ask questions to further understanding, provoke Ask questions to further understanding, provoke

ideas, problem solving, and conflict resolution.ideas, problem solving, and conflict resolution.

Foster a Connection Between Home, Foster a Connection Between Home, School, and Community School, and Community

BLOG ENTRYBLOG ENTRY “ “John” and “Gel” had fun making patterns and John” and “Gel” had fun making patterns and designs with some seashells and rocks that they designs with some seashells and rocks that they

found at the ‘Ocean found at the ‘Ocean invitation invitation Center’. Center’.

OTHER IDEAS!OTHER IDEAS!

--Post pictures of students families around the roomPost pictures of students families around the room

-Invite community members (Elder Mike, Jamie)-Invite community members (Elder Mike, Jamie)-Family Fridays-Family Fridays-Call the parents with positive news about their children-Call the parents with positive news about their children

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Visiting the Grade OnesVisiting the Grade Ones

Plan Activities and Lessons Based on Plan Activities and Lessons Based on Emergent Curriculum Emergent Curriculum

WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE…

Shark teeth and loose teeth.

Using the arts as a symbolic language through whichUsing the arts as a symbolic language through which to express their to express their understandings in their project work understandings in their project work

Consistent with Dr. Howard Gardner's notion of schooling for multiple Consistent with Dr. Howard Gardner's notion of schooling for multiple intelligences, the Reggio approach calls for the integration of the intelligences, the Reggio approach calls for the integration of the graphic arts as tools for cognitive, linguistic, and social development. graphic arts as tools for cognitive, linguistic, and social development.

Presentation of concepts and hypotheses in multiple forms such as Presentation of concepts and hypotheses in multiple forms such as print, art, construction, drama, music, puppetry, and shadow play. print, art, construction, drama, music, puppetry, and shadow play. These are viewed as essential to children's understanding of These are viewed as essential to children's understanding of experience. experience.

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Help Students Express Their Knowledge Help Students Express Their Knowledge Through Representational Development Through Representational Development

Work Work

Hypothesizing ActivityHypothesizing Activity

What will happen when you add water in the jar?What will happen when you add water in the jar?

Draw a picture. Pick one person at your table to share their Draw a picture. Pick one person at your table to share their hypothesis, and explanation.hypothesis, and explanation.

Kindergarten Answers:Kindergarten Answers:

-They are going to fall -They are going to fall

(sink to bottom) and(sink to bottom) and

change colourchange colour

-I don’t know-I don’t know

-Turn all green -Turn all green

-Stick together-Stick together

Swimmy JournalsSwimmy Journals

What do you think will happen in the story?What do you think will happen in the story?

The volcano will blow up, and all the hot lava will go into the ocean and kill all of the fishies.

Co-Learner and Collaborator

"As partner to the child, the teacher is inside the learning situation" (Hewett, 2001).

Document Children's ProgressDocument Children's Progress

Documentatio on children's work in progress is an Documentatio on children's work in progress is an important tool on the learning process for children, important tool on the learning process for children, teachers, and parents. Pictures of children engaged in teachers, and parents. Pictures of children engaged in experiences, their words used to discuss their actions, experiences, their words used to discuss their actions, feelings, way of thinking, and the children's feelings, way of thinking, and the children's interpretation of learning experiences are displayed to interpretation of learning experiences are displayed to allow students to view their learning.allow students to view their learning.

Documentation can be used as assessment and should Documentation can be used as assessment and should be displayed throughout the classroom.be displayed throughout the classroom.

First Bulletin Board Ever! Ahh!First Bulletin Board Ever! Ahh!