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Planning with small groups of children: Documenting Liam’s learning

Planning

Liam
Kindergarten child

Look what I’m going to do.

Emily Clark
Kindergarten teacher

Super. Ciara is doing …

Liam

And I’m just trying to draw a car but it’s hard to draw

Emily

It is a bit tricky. It’s good to have a try though. Yep. So Liam and Ciara, it looks like you’re both interested in doing some work at the block area. So you might like to share your plans with each other because you might be able to work together, in that space.

Liam

It is a bit tricky. It’s good to have a try though. Yeah, but I’m trying to make a driveway

Emily

Yeah. So Ciara, if you wriggle around, we’ll move that out of the way and you and Liam can share your plans with each other. Want to come sit next to Liam over here? [Liam makes car noise, Emily laughs] And I’ll leave you to it, alright?

Liam

I’m already done

Emily

Do you want to tell Ciara what your plan is and then you could find out from Ciara what her plan is?

Liam

I’m trying to make a driveway. I’ve got to put … draw, a long one there, a long one there and a long one there. It’s easy, and then a car there, and then I can drive through it.

Ciara

And I’m going to build a castle and it’s just going to be like a castle for a queen and king.

Liam

Well I know how to make a block man, did you know how? I’ll help you, it’s easy. You just put a block like that and then circle here, circle here and then circles on it.

Liam

Well I know how to make a block man, did you know how? I’ll help you, it’s easy. You just put a block like that and then circle here, circle here and then circles on it.

Block play

Liam

Sure, look, you just go like that. So, find one that matches. That one? No. So we need one that’s very, very, very good. This one’s enough. Then why don’t we just put this one on top. It’s a really big one.

Ciara

Wow. It’s really wobbly.

Liam

Now it’s time for the driveway — we need another one.

Ciara

Argh! It fell down.

Liam

I told you it’s hard. We need one for my driveway.

Ciara

We do.

Liam

We need one for my driveway. I’m just going to get a ramp … a ramp … a big ramp. That will do. My garage is higher so I need a run up … big run up … a big run up … a big run up. A big ramp. Okay, this is really hard to make my garage.

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