Outcome 2: Community This is helpful because it Strength-based example tells the reader… Ilaria responds positively Ilaria enjoys being part of group learning projects and is to others always actively involved. She listens to her peers and will respond with enthusiasm to their ideas. At times, she She listens to her peers will even congratulate them for their contributions e.g. “I Ilaria notices differences like how you made the tree different colours between people and is Throughout the year, awareness of cultural Ilaria’s interested in learning diversity has significantly increased. She has shown a about various cultures keen interest in and will talk about the different ways that people A series of art based projects around diversity have helped to extend her knowledge about various cultures and she has benefitted from learning using a approach (e.g. hand painting in various skin ‘sensory’ tones and learning traditional Indian Kobi is highly imaginative and will often engage one or two Kobi contributes his ideas other children to tell them about his ideas. He particularly and identifies possible enjoys outside play when he has access to materials where obstacles he can make various constructions with his peers. He contributes ideas to overcome problems (e.g. that will be He accepts the “no, a and will that are suggestions/contributions bit too heavy”) accept others’ suggestions of others different from his own. When a child has been excluded by others, he will notice this and find ways to include the child in Kobi shows care for others the group activity (e.g. handing them a shovel to dig with). He and will take action to be takes care of the natural environment whilst playing and has inclusive been observed walking between plants and only taking sticks that have fallen to the ground. Gemma is learning how to respond to others’ contributions Gemma has developed and ideas in more positive ways. Dramatic play and puppet ways to positively role playing have been used with some success to help her respond to her peers understand the feelings and points of views of others. Gemma is able to recognise how others are feeling and with Her ability to help with adult prompting/modelling, is able to respond empathetically tidying up has improved (e.g. getting a chair or tissue for a ability to peer). Gemma’s show care for the classroom environment has vastly improved and she rarely requires reminders to tidy up with the group. Practical examples 17
Outcome 2: Community This is helpful because it Strength-based example tells the reader… Ilaria enjoys being part of group learning projects and is always actively involved. She listens to her peers and will respond with enthusiasm to their ideas. At times, she will even congratulate them for their contributions e.g. “I like how you made the tree different colours Throughout the year, Ilaria’s awareness of cultural diversity has significantly increased. She has shown a keen interest in and will talk about the different ways that people Ilaria responds positively to others She listens to her peers Ilaria notices differences between people and is interested in learning about various cultures A series of art based projects around diversity have helped to extend her knowledge about various cultures and she has benefitted from learning using a ‘sensory’ approach (e.g. hand painting in various skin tones and learning traditional Indian Kobi is highly imaginative and will often engage one or two other children to tell them about his ideas. He particularly enjoys outside play when he has access to materials where he can make various constructions with his peers. He contributes ideas to overcome problems (e.g. “no, that will be a bit too heavy”) and will accept others’ suggestions that are different from his own. When a child has been excluded by others, he will notice this and find ways to include the child in the group activity (e.g. handing them a shovel to dig with). He takes care of the natural environment whilst playing and has been observed walking between plants and only taking sticks that have fallen to the ground. Kobi contributes his ideas and identifies possible obstacles He accepts the suggestions/contributions of others Kobi shows care for others and will take action to be inclusive Gemma is learning how to respond to others’ contributions and ideas in more positive ways. Dramatic play and puppet role playing have been used with some success to help her understand the feelings and points of views of others. Gemma is able to recognise how others are feeling and with adult prompting/modelling, is able to respond empathetically (e.g. getting a chair or tissue for a peer). Gemma’s ability to show care for the classroom environment has vastly improved and she rarely requires reminders to tidy up with the group. Gemma has developed ways to positively respond to her peers Her ability to help with tidying up has improved Practical examples 17