Module 2


 Bear in mind that indoor movement activities always have to be more structured and controlled than outdoor movement games.


 Try to move furniture out of the way wherever possible to create an open space for toddlers.  For indoor play, provide apparatus that requires control on the children’s part, e.g. inflated balloons. Balloons can be hit hard, but will not travel very high or fast. Te child expends a lot of energy, which is absorbed by the balloon.


4.4.2 Place, time and method of presentation: Including the role of the educarer


Tere should be an area for active play indoors and outdoors. In these areas, toddlers should be able to move around freely without danger of being hurt.


Physical active play happens all day. Educarers create an exciting environment for the child to develop in. Doing this means you will have to think about activities and what you can do. Keep a record of what actually happened each day. Possible questions you can ask yourself –


Did the children enjoy the activity? Were they interested in participating? Did they participate? Which are the games they like most? Were the activities too easy/too difficult?


Ask questions to encourage exploration and discovery.


We cannot just set out the apparatus and let the children play as they please. We must know what the children must do, but we may not give direct instructions. Asking questions encourages creativity. Te questions should be open questions (more than one possible answer can be given). All the children can then achieve success, because there is no single answer that is correct and no wrong answer.


On the following pages there are examples of active play (movement ring) lessons.


Keeping record A record of the children’s actions should be kept. At the end of every month the educarer should see whether the toddlers are making progress. Te purpose of these observations is not only to see how the children progress, but also to see whether you yourself are becoming better at the planning of movement activities. It is important to observe the physical progress of the children on a regular basis.


Some things you can do are:  You could run aſter toddlers and when you catch them you could pick them up and tickle them.  You could run away from toddlers and encourage them to catch you.  You could hide away and let the toddlers find you (don’t hide too far away though).  You could play ring games like ‘ring a ring of roses’.  You could have races.  You could play ‘follow my leader’ and include running, jumping, stretching, bending, climbing.  You could encourage a baby to crawl aſter or run aſter a wound-up car.  An interesting toy that encourages standing, reaching and grabbing, can be constructed in your play room.


Body bends and pick-ups Stand next to the toddler. Put a ball or toy on the floor and ask him to ‘pick up the toy’. Does he pick it up? Notice how he does this. Does he bend from his waist or must he first sit down before he can pick up the toy? Can you encourage him to try and bend for the toy?


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