Study Guide

Objective

• you understand the importance of play, play environments and tutoring play for children’s well-being and development
• you know how to observe and document children’s play
• you are able to plan, implement and evaluate activities for children under or over three years, paying attention to children’s participation
• you are familiar with principles of tutoring a group of children
• you understand the importance of everyday routines in supporting children’s well-being and development

Content

• play at different ages
• the special characteristics of the activities of children under and over three years
• planning and tutoring child-oriented activities in different areas of learning
• the combination of education, teaching and care, full-time pedagogy and tutoring interaction
• methods of observing and documenting play

Teaching methods

Individual work, pair work, group work
Literature-based, lecture-based and learning assignment-based work

Student workload

Contact teaching and pre-assignment 1,5 ECTS
Study assignment in pairs: planning, implementing, evaluating and reporting pedagogic activity in daycare, including video + reflection 3,5 ECTS

Content scheduling

Teaching on Mondays, weeks 7-11
Teaching in English at Salo campus

Mon 12.2.2024 10:15 - 14:45 (KP)
- Course info and study assignments
- Planning and tutoring child-oriented activities in different areas of learning
- Music & drama as pedagogical methods

Mon 19.2.2024 9:00 - 14:30
- Independent work on study assignment

Mon 26.2.2024 9:00 - 14:30 (TS)
- Play at different ages
- Literature as pedagogical method
- Movement / physical skills as pedagogical methods, emotional skills exercises

Mon 4.3.2024 10:15 - 13:45 (KP)
- The combination of education, teaching and care, full-time pedagogy and tutoring interaction
- Discussion on pre-assignment

Mon 11.3.2024 9:00 - 12:00 (TS & KP)
- Reflection on study assignment & videos, course end and feedback

Further information

Presence in contact teaching is mandatory. In case of absence, compensative assignment must be completed (instructions in Itslearning). Max. absence is 50 % of the contact teaching.

Changes are possible.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Study assignment in pairs: planning, implementing, evaluating and reporting pedagogic activity in daycare, including video + reflection (F-5)
- first submission deadline 18.3.2024
- second submission deadline 25.3.2024

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student:
- has not understanding on the importance of play, play environments and tutoring play for children’s well-being and development
- does not knows how to observe and document children’s play
- is not able to plan, implement and evaluate activities for children under or over three years or paying attention to children’s participation
- has not understanding on principles of tutoring a group of children
- noes not understand the basics of the importance of everyday routines in supporting children’s well-being and development

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student:
- understands the importance of play, play environments and tutoring play for children’s well-being and development in basic level
- is achieving to gain understanding on observing and documenting children’s play in basic level
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate some activities for children under or over three years, paying some attention to children’s participation
- has some basic level understanding on principles of tutoring a group of children
- understands the basics of the importance of everyday routines in supporting children’s well-being and development

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student:
- understands the importance of play, play environments and tutoring play for children’s well-being and development
- knows the basic strategies of observing and documenting children’s play
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate activities for children under or over three years, paying some attention to children’s participation
- is familiar with the basic principles of tutoring a group of children
- understands the importance of everyday routines in supporting children’s well-being and development

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student:
- understands deeply the importance of play, play environments and tutoring play for children’s well-being and development
- knows how to observe and document children’s play on several perspectives and in multiple ways
- is able to plan, implement and evaluate activities for children under or over three years, paying close attention to children’s participation
- has deep understanding on principles of tutoring a group of children
- understands the importance of everyday routines in supporting children’s well-being and development and is able to evaluate pedagogic activities on this perspective

Qualifications

Students can start optional customer group-specific studies when they have completed at least 60 credits.