I am about to embark on my third year of being inspired by Reggio Emilia approach to teaching and learning. At the start of this new year I have been thinking:

What is important? What do we value? What do I want to change/improve from last year? These thoughts are underpinned by the principles (in italics below) of Reggio Emilia.

•          Tidy up –  how do I approach tidying up, keeping things organised, teaching the children to be respectful to resources by putting them away The learning environment

• Provoking thought and listening to the child’s voice, specifically at mat time Image of the child and Provocation, Investigations and Projects

•        A move away from ‘topics’ taught in the same way every term i.e. All About Me.  Is there another way?  Provocations, Investigations and Projects

•        Children working on projects or activities throughout the day, then woven into this deliberate acts of teaching Image of the child and Provocations, Investigations and Projects

•        Behavior management Relationships and Image of the child

•        Decision making around choice of materials and resources available to the children The learning environment

These are some aspects of my pedagogy that I am currently pondering over and I will elaborate on in further posts!