Dear Colleagues,
Want to share ideas with colleagues in other parts of the world? To pass ideas back and forth with new people?
I'm working on a project with 3 teachers in Cape Coast, Ghana (on the west coast of Africa) to talk about how they might integrate more child directed learning in their Kindergarten classrooms. We hope to do this in a contextually appropriate way that builds on the strengths of Ghanaian culture and teachers. I anticipate learning a lot from my colleagues in Ghana.
I'm wondering if anyone would like to share pictures of play based activities in their classrooms. Pictures of other classrooms inspire new ideas for us all.
Activities should be ones that children choose to engage in. Activities that have room for exploration, wonder and delight are even better. Activities that use natural materials, or things such as cloth or paper that are available in most parts of the world are best yet. The teachers I'm working with won't have access to a lot of materials from catalogs
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Here's a link to a google doc where you can share pictures and short descriptions. I'll post pictures from your colleagues on this site sometime in April.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15s5p6eUsJYO8oukx2bpMlHgUoMfrpHidWBJAajP3xIA/edit?usp=sharingPlease post by March 6 if you'd like to participate
Let me know if you have any questions.
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[Meg] [Thomas]
[Early childhood consultant
Co-facilitator for Diversity and Equity Interest Forum
[St Paul ] [MN]
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