Assessment 2: Planning for connections and continuities

SECTION A: THE PLAN

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Experience 3: Supermarket shopping pretend play experience
Objectives/Goals: For child J and other children to engage in co-operative play facilitated by a
pretend play shopping experience.
To further enhance social skills and verbal communication through oral language
To develop imaginative play through acting out characters and scenarios
To enhance problem solving and decision making skills
To allow children to discover, explore their environment through connecting to their
world.
Links to framework:
Learning outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
Leaning outcome 2: Children are connected and contribute to their world
Learning outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Learning outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
Rational: Child J and several other children created a scenario of shop keeper with the use of
the cash register and other equipment. Child J and several other children were highly involved
in the shopping trolley card game. During both of these experiences, positive co-operative play
was forming as well as dramatic role playing. To extend on their interests and development an
opportunity to turn the card game and shop keeper experience into a dramatic role play could
further enhance imaginative and co-operative play. Child Js mother has expressed her sons
interests on the interests notice board and expressed concern of his oral language skills (see
appendix C).
Space: This experience will take:
Inside
On the main mat in the middle of the
room
This has an open space and allows
for movement, noise, open ended
experience and co-operative play.
Time: This experience will take place:
In the mornings for the whole week
before morning tea time.
Requires observations to be taken daily
to allow for modifications for the
following session.
Any extensions can take place the
following week after observations and
an evaluation has taken place.
Individual observations on child J.
Assessment 2: Planning for connections and continuities
SECTION A: THE PLAN


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People: EC educator will invite child J and
several other children to the experience.
This experience is open-ended; every child
is encouraged to participate.
EC educator can use the following
strategies:
Positively encourage verbal communications
through oral language skills. Encourage
children to look at the visual items on their
list and seek the items on the shelves.
Encourage children to be cooperative
through sharing roles and characters. Turn
taking needs to be addressed. Encourage
children through open-ended questions.
What do you think we might need
before we go to the supermarket?
What do you think we need to collect
from the supermarket today?
What do we do before we leave the
supermarket?
Materials:
A4 laminated shopping lists: picture and
word of food /item.
6 small plastic trolleys
Recycled food items: boxes of cereals,
muesli bars, milk, egg cartons etc.
Plastic materials: fruit and vegetables.
Small table with cash register and
money.
Green bags/recycled bags for carrying
home.
Dress ups