You will be required to watch videos (will be provided on canvas) and observe the interaction and action of children (3 to 5 years old) in the video. Based on your observations of children’s play and interaction with the teacher, you are required to choosetwo videos from the provided videos and write a learning story for each of the two videos. Focussing on the children’s engagement and interaction with teachers/peers in relation to learning in the ECE setting. You are to also include possible future planning or “What is next” based on your observations. You are required to use a minimum of five scholarly references (APA) for these two learning stories, to inform your understanding of how children 3-5 years old learning through play. Please note, references are not counted in the word-count.You will use this learning story templatelearning_story_format handout (1) (2).doc

Please Note who will use videos for learning stories: In the first instance, you must use a pseudonym of the child/ren in the video and add a short descriptor of the child/ren, so your marker will know who you are referring to and which video you have chosen.

1. An Integrated curriculum planner– You are to choose one (1) of your learning stories from section 1 and the what is next plan, you are to document an integrated curriculum that extends children’s prior knowledge, questions and exploration across different learning areas.