exhibition learning guide for early learning
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exhibition learning guide for early learning
EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING The Wiggles exhibition is for anyone who has ever enjoyed The Wiggles, particularly families with children under six years old and kindergarten children visiting as part of an excursion. The Wiggles entertain and educate. The basis of their success is an understanding of the integrated and complex principles of early childhood development and learning. The Wiggles exhibition offers Wiggly learning experiences that children and adults will enjoy This guide is for teachers, parents and carers who accompany children to The Wiggles exhibition as part of an excursion. In this exhibition learning guide you’ll find • Introduction (page 2) • Enhancing the experience (page 2) • Exhibition text (page 4) • Exhibition map (page 5) • Learning chart (page 6) • Exhibition book (page 11) • Bookings information (page 12) Introduction The opportunities for learning available throughout the exhibition have been developed to accord with the principles of the Early Learning Framework for Australia, Belonging, Being and Becoming (EYLF) produced by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (available online). This framework emphases the importance of play-based learning and recognises that children need to be active participants in their own learning as they develop physical, intellectual, creative, social and emotional competencies. It expresses the belief that all young Australians should have the opportunity to become successful learners, confident and creative individuals and active and informed citizens. The EYLF links with exhibition experiences are identified in the chart on pages 6–10. Different sorts of play are also identified in this chart. Children will vary in how they respond to any experience depending on a host of factors, including who is with them at the time. Enhancing the experience Prior to the visit • Talk about the experience ahead … have children predict and reason what they might see at the exhibition. All ideas, especially the justified ones, should be treated as possible. They also provide a trigger for conversations. • Talk about what a museum is … ask the child to tell you what they think they might see and do at the exhibition. Asking and listening to the reply ‘What do you think will be there?’ provides prediction and anticipation. • If the child thinks they’ll meet The Wiggles (or the characters) just explain that The Wiggles and their friends won’t be there but there’ll be lots of things to see and do and again ask children for their ideas. ‘What else do you think you might see?’ • Tell a story about how you’ll get there. ‘One day Millie and her Mummy went to the Powerhouse Museum. They were going to see an exhibition about The Wiggles and their friends.’ You can elaborate with as much detail as you like but don’t take it further Making fruit salad in Anthony’s Room than arriving at the Museum. You may wish to write up the story and create a simple story book that outlines the adventure, eg The day I went to The Wiggles exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum. • On the day of your trip to the Museum ensure you collect transport tickets, these will be useful additions to the story. Once at the Museum take photos and collect items that can be included in the story. EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 2 At the Museum After the visit Encourage children to engage safely in as many experiences as they’d like, at their own pace. Even the most gregarious children can take time to feel comfortable in a new situation. • Take the opportunity to talk with the children after the visit is over about what they did, what they saw and what they liked (or didn’t like) and why. Remember to talk about what you saw, what you liked and why. • Some children might just want to watch what others are doing, at least for a while. (Onlooker play) • Young children are often happy to engage in an experience in the company of another child but won’t want to talk to them or share ideas or equipment. (Parallel play) • Others will interact with another child or children on a needs basis and may ask another child when they want something. (Associative play) • Don’t quiz them about what they did or saw but ask as if you really want to know. • Here are a few examples of statements or questions than can trigger further discussion. Obviously there are no right or wrong answers! 1. I wonder what fruit we’d need if we made fruit salad at home. 2. I wonder how old Murray was when he started to play the guitar. How can you tell? • Other children may be happy to engage in a cooperative interaction with others, sharing ideas and discussing what they are doing. (Cooperative play) 3. I couldn’t see what Wags was reading. I wonder what books he likes best. • Avoid disciplining other people’s children. Divert your own child’s interest if necessary. 5. When The Wiggles were on the stage they looked different to the way they usually look. • Consider the number of children at one experience and come back if busy. 4. I wonder how Captain Feathersword knows which end of the ship is the front. • Offer help when it appears to be needed but give children opportunities to solve their own problems. And remember, you now have lots of material to help finish that story you told before you arrived. Together you may chose to write it up as a book called The day I went to see The Wiggles exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum and the child may scrapbook or illustrate. Fixing the Big Red Car in Sam’s Room Find the Big Red Car toy among the Museum’s toy cars • Show appreciation by commenting directly on what children are doing. EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 3 Exhibition text There is a variety of types of text in the exhibition. There are two main formats for the written text: labels for adults and labels for families. All labels are in plain English with the family labels intended to be read by or to the child. Older siblings and/or skilled readers could also be encouraged to read them aloud to very young children. These labels were written with the child’s interest and life experiences in mind and were designed to both promote discussion within the group and closer observation of the exhibition object. Please look out for them as you enjoy the exhibition. Labels for adults $QWKRQ\·VYLROLQ$QWKRQ\OHDUQWWKH YLROLQDWKLVSULPDU\VFKRRO6DLQW %HUQDGHWWH·VLQ/DORU3DUNLQ6\GQH\·V ZHVWHUQVXEXUEV+LVWHDFKHU6LVWHU 'RPLQLFVDLGKHKDGDZRQGHUIXOHDU IRUPXVLF %HDWOHVUHFRUG$QWKRQ\·VPXP0DULH ERXJKWKLPDFRS\RIWKLVUHFRUGIRU KLVILUVW&KULVWPDV´,XVHGWRVLQJ¶VKH ORYHV\RX·WRKLPDQGKH·GVLQJWKH FKRUXV¶\HDK\HDK\HDK·µ Labels for families Anthony’s skivvy $QWKRQ\LVWKHEOXH:LJJOH +HZDVWKHEDE\LQKLVIDPLO\ZLWK VL[ROGHUEURWKHUVDQGVLVWHUV1RZ KHKDVWKUHHFKLOGUHQRIKLVRZQ 'R\RXKDYHDQ\EURWKHUV DQGVLVWHUV" The Wiggles with some of their objects from the exhibition EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 4 Exhibition map 1. Welcome Wall Stage 2. Talking Door Dorothy’s Garden 8 3. Anthony’s Room Fruit salad and numeracy activity table 9 4. 7 Jeff’s Room ‘Wake Up Jeff!’ Reading chair Electronic drawing wall 5. Murray’s Room ‘Play Your Guitar With Murray’ Musical instruments 10 6. Sam’s Room Fix Sam’s car Sam’s neighbourhood 6 7. Wags’ Kennel 11 SS Feathersword 3 8. Dorothy’s Garden Make a rose Write a postcard 5 4 9. Stage 10. Henry the Octopus 11. Captain Feathersword 1 3 12. Big Red Car 2 12 Note: there is only one entry and exit 1 Strollers To ensure the freedom of movement and safety of all our visitors, strollers and prams are not permitted in the exhibition space. Stroller parking is available near the exhibition entry. EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 5 Experience Learning opportunities EYLF links Parent/Carer contribution Extending the experience Staff welcome Responding to a greeting (social) Children are effective communicators Collect and view a range of different maps eg the zoo ‘Hello everyone’ welcome wall Sequences Pre reading (thinking, curiosity) Children have a strong sense of identity Ask the child if they remember some of the sights they saw on the way to the Museum … and wonder if you will see them on the way home and in what order. Entry Exhibition introduction Talking door Independence sense of self. Responding to a greeting (social/ emotional) Play sequence game ‘How do you get to …?‘ give children a destination and suggest ways of getting there Anthony ‘Anthony’s welcome’ audiovisual Responding to another sort of greeting (social/ emotional) Anthony’s object: violin Museum objects: model apples Children have a strong sense of well being Ask the child to challenge you with finding a selected object. Conversations around fruit … its shape, colour, the seeds, healthy foods (social, language, relationships) Sequencing (thinking) Relationships (social) Invite the child to scan the objects … (good practice is to scan from left to right) and then comment on or locate objects of the same colour, different colours, same and different sizes. Opportunity for success EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 6 Experience Learning opportunities EYLF links Parent/Carer contribution Extending the experience Fruit salad activity table Cutting and controlling a tool (physical, fine motor) Confident and involved learners Ask children to talk about what they are doing. Comment on what you notice. Shop with children to buy fruit, such as a banana, that can be cut with a butter knife (only under supervision). Exploring cause and effect, matching, sorting, parts and whole, fractions (thinking, emergent numeracy, vocabulary extensions) Development of relationships for learning (social) Handling the fruit feeling the texture and shape (physical) Effective communicators Use numeracy language, such as fraction words. Half is the easiest fraction to begin with. Count the number of pieces the fruit has been cut into. Use a short rhyme from the ‘Fruit Salad’ song … or Rooty toot toot chop up the fruit or slice and dice fruit is nice Ask if there are two that look the same. Electronic fruit salad game Cut the chosen fruit into halves using the word ‘half’ as you cut. Each half may then be cut in half again and so on. When cooking a simple recipe point out how measurements are recorded and weigh out ingredients. Play a same and different game eg car spotting … spot the green and red cars on the way home. Engagement with technology (thinking problem solving, curiosity, observing, decision making) Jeff Jeff’s objects: piano accordion ‘Wake Up Jeff!’ electronic interactive Stimulus and response, cause and effect (thinking) EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 7 Experience Learning opportunities EYLF links Books Enjoying texts (thinking) Confident and involved learners Literacy skills, listening, matching word to text (thinking, quiet) Effective communicators Parent/Carer contribution Extending the experience Visit a library and encourage children to select a book to bring home. Read and tell stories to children. Sense of well being iPads Technology (thinking, quiet, emergent literacy) Phonics game Phonics, cognitive skills (thinking) Encourage children to identify objects that begin with the same sound Electronic drawing wall Using fingers as mark making implements (physical fine motor skills refinement) Ask children to explain to you how the digital wall works Self-expression (creativity) Murray Murray’s objects: his guitar Museum objects: selecting a guitar from a number of stringed instruments Problem solving, auditory skill development, refinement and discrimination. identifying an object, (thinking, Cognition) Play the soft guitar Dramatic role play (social/creative) Mixing desk Deconstructing and combining sounds, listening and exploration of tone colour (creative) Confident and involved learners Sense of well being. Sense of identity Extend children’s understanding of other instrument … how they look and what creates the sound Engaging children in musically related activities at home … sing songs together, using household objects to make sounds. Encourage children to move to music using scarves Support children’s achievements. Encourage them to listen … provide them with simple vocabulary that describes music … quick, slow, jumpy EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 8 Experience Learning opportunities EYLF links Parent/Carer contribution Extending the experience Museum objects: selecting a car most like The Big Red Car from a number of toy cars. Thinking Same and Sense of identity Ask a naive question like ‘I wonder why the Big Red Car is red?’ Observe cars on the road … explore differences in colour, style, size and design. Fix the Big Red Car Construction, matching, (social cooperation) Comments like ‘Wags is enjoying that magazine. I wonder why?’ Encouraging reading. Sam Sam’s object: a Sam doll different Confident and involved learners Effective communicators. Distance, directions (physical eye-hand coordination Sam’s neighbourhood Wags the Dog Wags in his kennel Relationships (social, thinking/ language, quiet) Effective communicators Read or tell a story to child’s own pet If you were reading to Wags, which book would you choose? Wags’ writing station Helping a child to manage the task Dorothy the Dinosaur Museum objects: find Dorothy’s bag Dorothy on the swing Dorothy’s house ‘Make a rose’ activity table Fine motor skills (physical) Pleasure in achievement (thinking) Learning/ cooperation (social, quiet) Sense of well being Visit a garden and see how many different flowers trees or shrubs there are. Sense of identity Effective communicators Becoming connected with their world Plant seeds and/or seedlings. Helping child manage the task Collect leaves and look closely at them. Sequences, problem solving, communicating (thinking) EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 9 Experience Learning opportunities EYLF links Parent/Carer contribution Extending the experience Opportunities to engage in physical activities connected with a sailing ship. (physical, gross motor activities, thinking problem solving, creative and taking on imaginary roles) Sense of well being Allowing the child free time to explore and role play. Visit the waterfront. Are any ships like the Captain’s ship? Active experience (physical) Sense of well being Captain Feathersword The Captain’s objects Museum object Kaleidoscopes Little red boat Ropes and wheel Pull up the anchor and flag What’s the difference between SS Feathersword and other ships today? Stage Wiggles dance floor Recalling and performing known lyrics and movements (thinking)(social) Sense of identity Engaging in dramatic play if it is instigated by children Sing and dance together at home. Engage children in a conversation about what they can see. Visit the aquarium or the beach and talk about Henry. Becoming connected with their world Henry the Octopus Under the sea Becoming aware of aspects of underwater world (thinking) Becoming connected with their world Experiencing varying points of view (physical, hand/eye coordination) The Dock Wiggles objects Goodbye Big Red Car Dramatic play (creative) Sense of well being Safety issues. Sense of identity Compare children’s own family car and other cars on the road in terms of size, make, style and colour. Make a Big Red Car from a cardboard carton. EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 10 Exhibition book The Wiggles Museum Adventure Dorothy the Dinosaur and her friends The Wiggles, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword are spending a day at the Powerhouse Museum. There’s so much to see and do … but Dorothy realises she has lost her favourite handbag! So they set off to find it and uncover some remarkable things along the way. Join Dorothy and her friends on their adventure as they explore the museum and find trains and cars, engines and guitars, beautiful old dresses and vases, and — eventually — the missing handbag. This new illustrated book is designed to introduce the concept of the museum to a young audience. It will also help parents and carers of young children to get the most out of their museum visits. $14.95 32 pages with full colour illustrations pb 220 x 220 mm ISBN 9781863171397 Publication date: December 2011 Available from: Powerhouse Museum Shop or online at powerhousemuseum.com/publications Distributed by: NewSouth Books tel: +61 2 8778 9999 www.newsouthbooks.com.au EXHIBITION LEARNING GUIDE FOR EARLY LEARNING 11 Acknowledgments This guide was prepared by the Museum’s Family and Community Experiences Department. The learning chart and extension activities were developed by Dr Kathleen Warren and Susanne Payne. Kathleen was Anthony and Murray’s lecturer at Macquarie University and has continued to advise the group and its merchandisers. She has worked with Susanne, an experienced early childhood teacher, on many projects including ‘The Wiggle and Learn Guide’. Together they gave the Museum invaluable input during development of The Wiggles exhibition. Senior partner: For more information on the exhibition The Wiggles exhibition, visit the Powerhouse Museum’s website http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/wiggles/ Group bookings: bookings are recommended for groups, otherwise entry is subject to availability. Maximum of 30 and minimum of 8 children per group. $3 per child (Museum admission included), adult carers are free if within the adult to child ratio of 1:2 for under 5 year olds. Additional adults are charged the adult rate. 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