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Amazing ME – Video Three

Link to Te Whaariki
Goal - Contribution - Opportunities for learning are equitable and each child's contribution is valued.

Video three values children's contribution.
The messages in the video promotes the idea that all children can:

  • Do amazing things
  • Feel proud
  • Give things a go
  • Think through problems and attempt to solve them

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

Learning outcomes
Knowledge, skills and attitudes developed in video three

Children will begin to:

  • Know that there are different families and living environments
  • Explain and acknowledge their feelings
  • Feel they can ask for help from adults and expect some form of help
  • Know that their bodies belong to them
  • Talk about what they perceive as good and bad

Children will:

  • Respect children who are different from themselves
  • Learn how to take responsibility to stand up for and believe in themselves
  • Feel positive about their own gender, ethnicity, ability and family
  • Gain an understanding of their own rights and rights of others

Learning outcomes identified in Te Whaariki:
Contribution - Goal 1

Children develop:

  • An understanding of their own rights and those of others
  • Some early concepts of the value of appreciating diversity and fairness
  • The self-confidence to stand up for themselves and others against biased ideas and discriminatory behaviour
  • Positive feelings about their own ethnic groups
  • Confidence that their family background is viewed positively within the early childhood setting

Contribution - Goal 2

Children develop:

  • A sense of "who they are", their place in the wider world of relationships, and the ways in which these are valued
  • A perception of themselves as capable of acquiring new interests and abilities
  • Awareness of their own special strengths, and confidence that these are recognised and valued

Contribution - Goal 3

Children develop:

  • Strategies and skills for initiating, maintaining, and enjoying a relationship with other children - including taking turns, problem solving, negotiating, taking another's point of view, supporting others, and understanding other people's attitudes and feelings - in a variety of contexts
  • A range of strategies for solving conflicts in peaceful ways, and a perception that peaceful ways are best
  • An increasing ability to take another's point of view and to empathise with others
  • A sense of responsibility and respect for the needs and well-being of the group, including taking responsibility for group decisions

Links to Desirable Objectives and Practises

DOP 5c reads:

Educators should plan, implement and evaluate curriculum for children in which:
There are equitable opportunities for learning for each child, irrespective of gender. ability, age, ethnicity or background; children are affirmed as individuals; and children are encouraged to work with and alongside others.

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