Professional Learning

This page will feature presentations, interesting articles and professional learning opportunities delivered in East Lothian to help you to develop high quality numeracy and maths in your setting. It will be updated regularly so don't forget to return and check out what's new.

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Being Me Through Block Play

Edinburgh University's Froebel in Early Childhood Practice Associate Tutor Catriona Gill talks us through the significance of block play in children's early learning and development - and how we can best support it in practice.

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Discussion Questions for Self-Evaluation and Development

Q. Do you spend time everyday in the block play?

Q. Are you aware of the stages of block play?

Q. Can you support development through quality interactions?

Q. Do you ensure your area is well organised?

Q. Is there enough space for creativity and exploration, protected from through traffic?

Q. Do you provide natural resources/loose parts to support symbolic play?

Maths Pyramid

What is the purpose of the pyramid?

To understand the breadth of experience required for young children to develop mathematical thinking
To articulate a clear rational for the activities used to develop mathematical thinking in early learning and childcare

Discussion Questions for Self-Evaluation and Development

Q. Looking at the different stages of the pyramid, what experiences do you provide to support at each stage?

Q. What experiences could you introduce considering both indoors and outdoors?

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