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Rose 3 Learning experience - Paper construction

"Learning Experience" activities and suggestions that will empower and enable you as educators to support multicultural education using the principles laid out in the new ELYF Framework.

Please find below free valuable, insightful and practical ways that multiculturalism may be brought into your early years learning environment on a daily basis using the "Early Years Learning Framework" (EYLF). 

Each article includes:

• Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) Outcomes
• Key Learning Area Links
• Extension Ideas
• Equipment required
• Instructions
• Global Kids Oz Linked Resources

 All articles on this page have been kindly created and modified specifically for Global Kids Oz use by Rebecca Perkins of Rose 3 Learning Experience, all articles are subject to full copywright guidelines and may only be used within a classroom environment and not to be used for any other article content for any other reason, permission to copy or use this content for anything other than a EYLF setting must be approved in writing by Rebecca Perkins of Rose 3 Learning Experience. To access more learning experiences supporting the full ELYF program please contact Rebecca directly on 0402 284 581 or go to her website www.rose3.com.au

Objective:  For children to develop a wide variety of skills and knowledge through free and guided paper 

 Materials

A variety of paper (different thicknesses, colours and types— crepe, tissue, rice, cellophane, corrugated, bark, home made paper)

Strong craft glue  and brushes

2.5cm Sticky tape and Scissors

Instructions

Let children freely construct.  Introduce different paper techniques and effects (folding, curling, cutting, ripping) If other play/observations turns paper construction into “project work”/theme related (such as focussing on different cultural events and traditions) guide  construction to create objects. Discuss different processes of creating with paper.

Early Years Learning Framework Outcomes*

Outcome 1: Children -

• develop knowledge and self-confidence through mental processing and construction skill development.

Outcome 2: Children -

• become aware of fairness through sharing and negotiating during constructing with paper.
• become aware of cultural diversity through traditional craft experiences.

Outcome 3: Children develop -

• social and emotional wellbeing through interaction and sense of achievement, creating what was planned.

Outcome 4: Children develop-

• creativity, imagination, enthusiasm, confidence and  persistence to complete construction to desired outcome.
• a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, experimentation and investigation.
• their own learning through connecting people, technologies and naturals and processed materials.

Outcome 5: Children -

• interact verbally and non-verbally with others through creating with paper.
• express ideas and make meaning through construction process.
• use technology to access information and investigate different paper construction ideas .

Key Learning Areas (Skills and Knowledge)

Pre-Numeracy (Mathematics)

Problem solving (What can we use? How does it need to go together?  Which item will fit?)

Spatial awareness– which shapes fit together, how to construct to desired outcomes.

Measurement— Length and height concepts.

(shorter/longer than, lower/higher than)

Literacy/Vocabulary (English)  long, short, fold, on, construct, attach, glue, curl, bend

Health and Physical Education  Fine motor skills - cutting, tearing, folding, gluing, joining items. Hand eye coordination.

Studies of Society and Environment  Paper Craft is highly significant in many different  cultures: Maori and Samoan Culture do weaving and make cloth from bark/plant fibre (Siapo).  Chinese Lantern making and New Years greetings traditionally sent on cards in red envelopes. Ancient Egyptians sent special greetings messaged on papyrus (on of the   earliest forms of paper.) Many developed cultures have returned to hand-making many paper gift cards and craft etc (Australia is part of this boom) to make sentiments special.

Science  Papermaking: Shredding, soaking, blending, reforming, pressing, drying—all steps in the papermaking process.

The Arts  Plan and design of constructions, aesthetics.

Extension Ideas

Introduce different media to enhance the experience: Paint, collage materials (processes and natural)

Make items of cultural significance when focusing on a   culture (for example, Chinese New Year - Paper Lanterns and red envelopes with special notes are significant.) Make Paper (see resourcing section)

Global Kids Oz Linked Resources

Origami on the Go                    Japanese Wall Art                  Chinese Money Envelopes and Paper Lanterns               Making Shadow Puppets                       Pharaoh's Boat