PLAC907 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1 (3-5 YEARS)

DOCUMENTATION, ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING RECORD

Context: Name: Bianca Hambrous
Age: 3year old
Date: 27/02/2024
Time: 12:30 PM

Bianca has decided to build with blocks and toy vehicles at the construction activity
table during unstructured playtime in the preschool. She's accumulated a range of items,
such as little figurines, plastic road sections, wooden blocks, and toy automobiles.
DOCUMENTATION
12:30 PM: With joy shining in her eyes, Bianca walks inside the play area. With eager little hands, she makes her way straight to
the bin full of road track plastic components and starts looking for the ideal parts.

12:32 PM: Bianca chooses a range of track segments, giving each a close inspection before accumulating them. She appears
focused and determined, muttering to herself now and then as she plots her way.

2:35 PM - Bianca starts to arrange the track parts on the table, grinning with joy. She creates a winding trail that snakes across the
room by starting with a straight portion, adding a curve, and then adding another straight section.

12:40 PM - With a happy smile on her face, Bianca stops to examine her work for a bit. She appears content with her current level
of development, yet as she keeps growing, here's a focused expression in her eyes.

12:45 PM - As Bianca continues to add parts to her road track, she starts experimenting with various setups, trying out crossings
and loops. She seemed to be taking pleasure in the process of trying out several options and determining which one works best.

12:50 PM: Bianca's road course is beginning to take shape, with the vibrant pieces combining to create a sophisticated system of
pathways and highways. She moves deliberately, moving and rearranging the parts until she is happy with how they are arranged.

12:55 PM - Bianca completes her road track with a last finish and stands back to appreciate her labour of love. As she looks over
the track she's made, she appears happy with her design and displays a sense of success.
ASSESSMENT
Each portion of the documentation above is to be reflected on and identified domains, milestones and dispositions must be linked to where the skill was
demonstrated in the observation and referenced.
Domains Milestones Dispositions
Independently putting tracks on the Bianca was very excited to make
Cognitive development: Demonstrating problem- holes and making shapes. road track as she was smiling
solving abilities is aided by figuring out how to join throughout her play
parts, loop a track, or join several sections. Shares smile while playing (AGDE,2022)
(ACECQA,2018)

LEARNING and CURRICULUM

Each portion of the documentation is to be analysed for learning that is occurring and the curriculum areas the children are engaging in
Learning Curriculum Areas
Engineering Concepts: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Building a road track requires a thorough understanding of
and Mathematics) Fundamental engineering principles are spatial relationships and the ability to visualise how parts fit
involved in comprehending how various components work together in a three-dimensional world (Radich,2012)
together to form a working road track.

Mathematical ideas can be reinforced by measuring shapes,

angles, and distances while building the track.

Physics: Examining ideas such as motion, gravity, and friction as

automobiles travel around the course (Radich,2012)

THEORY and FRAMEWORKS

Development and Education Theory Early Years Learning Framework Principles, Practices,
Outcomes
Constructivism theory: Bianca can actively participate in Continuous Learning and Reflective Practice: Educators

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developing her understanding of ideas like spatial relationships, watch Bianca playing, think back on what she learned, and
physics, and engineering principles by building a road modify their methods to better suit their passions and growth
track(Mcleod,2024) (AGDE,2022).

Learning Environments: The play area is equipped with

plenty of room and a range of building materials for creating
road tracks to promote experimentation, exploration, and
creativity (AGDE,2022).

Children Are Confident and Involved Learners: As she

explores with various track configurations and conquer
obstacles, she shows her curiosity, perseverance, and
problem-solving abilities (AGDE,2022)

PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Each portion of the documentation is to be analysed for pedagogical skills and knowledge demonstrated by the educators.
Play-based Pedagogies Teaching Strategies EYLF Educator Evidence Child Development
Through practical activities like Educator watch Bianca Belonging, Being, and Becoming: Developing a road track
building a road track, Bianca gained playing to learn about As Bianca cooperate, exchange requires problem-solving
her understanding of the world. In her interests, abilities, ideas, and work towards a skills, spatial awareness,
order to design her track, she and growth. They record common objective, building a and a grasp of cause and
experiments with various materials, the procedure and results road track helps her feel like consequence. Building
actively addressing problems and for use in future she belongs. It enables Bianca to and modifying track
using critical thinking skills. planning and evaluation. take an active role in their allows Bianca to play
education and develop into self- with ideas like stability,
assured, active learners balance, and design
(ACECQA,2010) (ACECQA,2010).
PLANNING
Objective for future holistic learning and development
Bianca will develop her confidence skills.
Bianca will learn about problem solving skills.
Bianca will do STEM related games independently.
Learning Experience
Learning experience name Making legos car
Bianca can learn about fundamental engineering and physics principles, such force,
Experience rationale
motion, and friction, while playing LEGO car games.
Bianca can acquire the value of perseverance, resilience, and learning from mistakes by
Development and learning goal:
building LEGO cars, which may require several tries and adjustments.
Experience outline: I will show the materials and ask her to make some vehicle.

A list of materials required with photo(s):

Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.

EYLF child evidence links
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity (AGDE,2022).
Implementation plan Before starting the game I will let bianca to look at the materials and ask her what could
Introduction
she can make from legos.
Body I will see Bianca making the car from Legos. I will assist her if she needs any help. I will
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praise her through her entire play.
Conclusion I will let her play as long as she is not bored, and I will ask her if she want to add any
other friends with her.
Engagement Bianca, how are you feeling making car?
questions
What are the different colours of legos?
ACTING and DOING
By making car using Legos of different sizes, Bianca build her awareness of coloured forms
Play pedagogies
through exploration and manipulation with her hands.
Teaching strategies Hand-on-Learning and scaffolding
EYLF links EYLF Learning Outcome 4: Children Are Confident And Involved Learners(AGDE,2022)

Cognitive development
Child development
Fine motor skills development

Documentation and/or digital evidence of

implementation, acting and doing

REFLECTING and REVIEWING

How did the children respond? Did they achieve the learning objective? Were there any unexpected outcomes? What was your role? How
did you support and teach the children? Would you do anything differently? Where to next?

Bianca was very happy as she was able to make car with legos, she was able to put different shapes in a exact pattern to make a car.
My job was to facilitate learning by offering support where it was required and encouraging a group-based atmosphere. I helped
Bianca by providing examples, posing thought-provoking queries, and promoting peer-to-peer help. Considering the experience, I
would promote even more latitude in design decisions and allot more time for investigation. We next intend to expand the project
by adding robotics and coding components to improve their comprehension of STEM ideas and encourage her creativity even more

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