REGGIO EMILIA
APPROACH
THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER
Reggio Wordle
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Reggio Approach
ROLE OF THE TEACHER
Stories and Pictures from my Three Week Block
Organize the Classroom and
Materials to be Aesthetically Pleasing
BLOOM IT OUT!
Ask questions to further understanding, provoke
ideas, problem solving, and conflict resolution.
Foster a Connection Between Home,
School, and Community
BLOG ENTRY
“John” and “Gel” had fun making patterns and
designs with some seashells and rocks that they
found at the ‘Ocean invitation Center’.
OTHER IDEAS!
-Post pictures of students families around the room
-Invite community members (Elder Mike, Jamie)
-Family Fridays
-Call the parents with positive news about their children
Mehley and Malissa’s Blog:
www.treatwithcare.wordpress.com
Visiting the Grade Ones
Plan Activities and Lessons Based on
Emergent Curriculum
Shark teeth and
loose teeth.
WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE…
Help Students Express Their Knowledge
Through Representational Development
Work
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Using the arts as a symbolic language through which to express their
understandings in their project work
Consistent with Dr. Howard Gardner's notion of schooling for multiple
intelligences, the Reggio approach calls for the integration of the
graphic arts as tools for cognitive, linguistic, and social development.
Presentation of concepts and hypotheses in multiple forms such as
print, art, construction, drama, music, puppetry, and shadow play.
These are viewed as essential to children's understanding of
experience.
http://www.brainy-child.com/article/reggioemilia.html
Hypothesizing Activity
What will happen when you add water in the jar?
Draw a picture. Pick one person at your table to share their
hypothesis, and explanation.
Kindergarten Answers:
-They are going to fall
(sink to bottom) and
change colour
-I don’t know
-Turn all green
-Stick together
Swimmy Journals
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 Progress
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Documentatio on children's work in progress is an
important tool on the learning process for children,
teachers, and parents. Pictures of children engaged in
experiences, their words used to discuss their actions,
feelings, way of thinking, and the children's
interpretation of learning experiences are displayed to
allow students to view their learning.
Documentation can be used as assessment and should
be displayed throughout the classroom.
First Bulletin Board Ever! Ahh!