Amazing ME – Video Two

Link to Te Whaariki
Goal - Belonging - Children and their families feel a sense of belonging.

Video two enhances a child's sense of belonging by promoting the idea that all families are special by:

• Exploring the various ways families can be made up
• Helping children to learn their address and phone number
• Discussing a child's community
• Developing a respect for all cultures
  

Video two also supports the child's sense of well-being and contribution, also the development of communication and exploration skills.

Learning outcomes
Knowledge, skills and attitudes developed in video two

Children are encouraged to:

• Get help from an adult, ie call for help, learn STOP, THINK and ACT strategies
• Learn home address, phone number and emergency service numbers
• Feel confident they know how to respond to emergency
• Do practical things to keep themselves safe, for example, put on a seatbelt when in a car

Children will:

• Develop a feeling of belonging to a family who are valued
• Gain awareness of the environment, community and cultures around them

Learning outcomes identified in Te Whaariki:
Belonging - Goal 1

Children develop:

• Connecting links between the early childhood education setting and other settings that relate to the child, such as home, school, or parent's workplaces
• Knowledge about the role of the wider world of work, such as the hospital, the supermarket, or the fire service

Belonging - Goal 4

Children develop:

• The capacity to discuss and negotiate rules, rights, and fairness
• An increasing ability to take responsibility for their own actions
• The ability to disagree and state a conflicting opinion assertively and appropriately

Links to Desirable Objectives and Practises

DOP 5b reads:

Educators should plan, implement and evaluate curriculum for children in which:
Connecting links with the family and the wider world are affirmed and extended; children know they have a place and feel comfortable with routines, customs and regular events; and children know the limits and boundaries of acceptable behaviour.