1. Planning for Play Experience
Centres
ED 120

2. Responsive Environments
 Children’s experiences develop from their expressed
interests.
 The program is fluid, evolving and flexible.
 Experiences and projects remain part of the program
as long a child and children are interested.
 Programming is based on observations, interests, or
questions stemming from the children

3. Hooking Strategies
 Placing interesting and varied material into the play
space
Deitze, B. (2006) p. 186

4. Hooking Materials
 Offer the children choice of play opportunities.
 Provide opportunities for active learning.
 Allows time to make connections.
 Provides opportunities for scaffolding.

5. Planning forms
 Webbing
 Flow Charts
 Activity plans (will be covered in HS 180 Curriculum
Planning).

6. Webbing Forms
Language
and Literacy
Manipulative Math
Interest
Science
Centre
Dramatic
Art
Experience
Music and
Sensory
Movement
Jackman, H. (2001). p. 61

7. Flow Chart Forms
• Dramatic • Dramatic
• Blocks • Blocks
• Math • Math
• Science • Science
• Sand/Water • Sand Water
• Special interest • Special Interest
• Art • Art
• Carpentry • Carpentry
• Music • Music
Expressed interests
of the children Potential Experience
indoors and outdoors to Support Children’s
Interests

8. Reference
Dietze, B. (2006). Foundations of early childhood
education. Toronto: Pearson Canada.
Jackman, H. (2001). A child’s connection to the world.
Albany: Delmar Thomson Learning.
Created by Joanne McDonald, 2011