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Maximising the Potential of the ‘Third Teacher’: Indoor Developmental Play Environments: 3–8 Yrs

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>The educators of Reggio Emilia call the environment the “third teacher” because it “speaks to children about what they can do, how and where they can do it and how they can work together” (Paiman & Terrani, 1998, p.1). They see space as an “aquarium that mirrors the ideas, values, attitudes and cultures of the people who live in it” (Gandini, 1994, p.149). Curtis and Carter speak of the environment as providing the “bones of the curriculum” (2008, p.54). Bones because its function is to hold up or support the learning process. What is your third teacher saying? How are your bones functioning? This article seeks to suggest implications for practice arising from the beliefs, theories, position and vision statements of 21st century Australian early childhood and to support these implications with practical suggestions.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1122
avondale-bepress.authorsSandra Ludlow
avondale-bepress.context-key3472719
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/teach/vol3/iss1/6
avondale-bepress.document-typeteaching_professional_practice
avondale-bepress.field.custom_citationLudlow, S. (2009). Maximising the potential of the ‘third teacher’: Indoor developmental play environments; 3–8 yrs. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 3</em>(1), 22-25. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1122
avondale-bepress.field.doi10.55254/1835-1492.1122
avondale-bepress.field.embargo_date2012-11-15T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.publication_date2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.publisherAvondale Academic Press
avondale-bepress.field.short_titleMaximising the Potential of the ‘Third Teacher’
avondale-bepress.fulltext-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1122&amp;context=teach&amp;unstamped=1
avondale-bepress.keywordsearly childhood learning environment
avondale-bepress.keywordseducational environment
avondale-bepress.keywordsplay spaces
avondale-bepress.keywordsclassroom environment
avondale-bepress.label6
avondale-bepress.publication-date2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleTEACH Journal of Christian Education
avondale-bepress.statepublished
avondale-bepress.submission-date2012-11-15T14:58:18Z
avondale-bepress.submission-pathteach/vol3/iss1/6
avondale-bepress.titleMaximising the Potential of the ‘Third Teacher’: Indoor Developmental Play Environments: 3–8 Yrs
avondale-bepress.typearticle
dc.contributor.authorLudlow, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:36:35Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:36:35Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-01
dc.date.submitted2012-11-15T14:58:18Z
dc.description.abstract<p>The educators of Reggio Emilia call the environment the “third teacher” because it “speaks to children about what they can do, how and where they can do it and how they can work together” (Paiman & Terrani, 1998, p.1). They see space as an “aquarium that mirrors the ideas, values, attitudes and cultures of the people who live in it” (Gandini, 1994, p.149). Curtis and Carter speak of the environment as providing the “bones of the curriculum” (2008, p.54). Bones because its function is to hold up or support the learning process. What is your third teacher saying? How are your bones functioning? This article seeks to suggest implications for practice arising from the beliefs, theories, position and vision statements of 21st century Australian early childhood and to support these implications with practical suggestions.</p>
dc.identifier.citationLudlow, S. (2009). Maximising the potential of the ‘third teacher’: Indoor developmental play environments; 3–8 yrs. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 3</em>(1), 22-25. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1122
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.55254/1835-1492.1122
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/03472719
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.publisherAvondale Academic Press
dc.subjectearly childhood learning environment
dc.subjecteducational environment
dc.subjectplay spaces
dc.subjectclassroom environment
dc.titleMaximising the Potential of the ‘Third Teacher’: Indoor Developmental Play Environments: 3–8 Yrs
dc.title.alternativeMaximising the Potential of the ‘Third Teacher’
dc.typeJournal Article
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