Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand and be able to apply philosophical approaches which influence play provision and be able to review how theoretical perspectives and philosophical approaches to play contribute to own practice

Click on the video above and watch this video, from the YouTube website, called ‘Early Years at Edinburgh Steiner School’. How does the curriculum for the early years differ to that in your setting?

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Click on the icon to the Montessori Academy website to read this article on the ‘Principles of the Montessori Method’.
Click on the link to read this page from the Day Nurseries website on ‘The Reggio Emilia approach to early years education’.
Click on the icon to read this article ‘What is Steiner education’ from the Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship.
Click on the icon to the left to read this article ‘Different Approaches to Teaching: Comparing Three Preschool Programs’ by Amy Sussna Klein. The article also includes the High Scope approach to teaching, and covers the main components, curriculum and environmental set up of each approach, as well as looking at how to tell if a school is fully following the approach.

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