Reggio Emilia, an idea birthed in Italia and loved across the globe! "The Reggio Emilia Approach® is an educational philosophy based on the image of a child with strong potentialities for development and a subject with rights, who learns through the hundred languages belonging to all human beings, and grows in relations with others." In this class Lucy shares her favourite Reggio Emilia inspired activities, as well as, some tips and tricks how you can begin to embody the core concepts and ideas of the theory into your practice!
1. What Is Reggio Emilia?
03:31To kick things off in lesson 1, Lucy explores the the history of the Reggio Emilia approach and outlines the key principles behind the work of Loris Malaguzzi. To replicate the activities and ideas of the approach it is fundamental we understand the 'why' behind what we are doing!
2. Your Environment As The 3rd Teacher
03:52Within this lesson Lucy explores the principle of your environment acting as the 3rd teacher. You'll explore ideas such as loose parts, utilising different art materials, the importance of the unique child and using your outside environments.
3. The Beauty Of Playdough
04:58Who doesn't love playdough right? Why not find out some ways you can level up your playdough game within your setting and incorporate some of the ideas of Reggio Emilia in the process.
4. Sand & Loose Parts
04:41In this lesson Lucy demonstrates how you can utilise loose parts and natural materials in your sand areas in order to incorporate Reggio Emilia principles, as well as, enable and support schematic play.
5. The Potion Making Class
03:53We all love to pretend to be Witches and Wizards, right? In this lesson Lucy takes us on our very own potions lesson (unfortunately Professor Snape was unavailable) highlighting a few ways in which you can bring potion making into your settings and the learning benefits in doing so.
6. Time For a Boogie?
04:43Who would have thought you can pull learning out of having a dance party? Well it turns out that there's lots of learning opportunities available in having a good old boogie! Time for some 70's classics anyone?
7. Light & Shadow Play
02:52Not something you commonly see across Early Years settings, but in this class Lucy explores ways in which you can incorporate lights into your environment to allow the children to investigate shadows.
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