Asks questions to clarify understandings. With support, follows Makes simple plans and Initiates plans, chooses suggestions for how to plan chooses materials and familiar materials and and makes simple choices actions, asking for help when processes, follows through from a small range of familiar needed, e.g. going to plan, and, with support “I’m options, based on personal make a box castle; need evaluates plans and I’ll interest, e.g. follows some boxes, sticky-tape and considers some alternatives. directions to gather materials paint. need paper for the I’ll needed for a task or chooses flags”. from two play choices. Gathers information and Participates in collaborative explores information sources, plans gathers, organises, — including using uses and begins to evaluate communication and information gathered from information technology, in familiar sources, e.g. web collaboration with others, e.g. page, book and asking an finds out how to use a tape adult. player and tapes a song. In familiar contexts, transfers With some prompts, makes information and links between prior understandings to solve new experiences and familiar problems, manage new tasks information to help solve a and select appropriate problem, manage a task, actions and materials. choose an action/material.
Asks questions to clarify understandings. With support, follows suggestions for how to plan and makes simple choices from a small range of familiar options, based on personal interest, e.g. follows directions to gather materials needed for a task or chooses from two play choices. Makes simple plans and chooses materials and actions, asking for help when needed, e.g. “I’m going to make a box castle; I’ll need some boxes, sticky-tape and paint. I’ll need paper for the flags”. Initiates plans, chooses familiar materials and processes, follows through plan, and, with support evaluates plans and considers some alternatives. Gathers information and explores information sources, including using communication and information technology, in collaboration with others, e.g. finds out how to use a tape player and tapes a song. With some prompts, makes links between prior experiences and familiar information to help solve a problem, manage a task, choose an action/material. Participates in collaborative plans — gathers, organises, uses and begins to evaluate information gathered from familiar sources, e.g. web page, book and asking an adult. In familiar contexts, transfers information and understandings to solve new problems, manage new tasks and select appropriate actions and materials.
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