Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning

In planning and guiding what children learn, practitioners must reflect on the different rates at which children are developing and adjust their practice accordingly.  Three characteristics of effective teaching and learning are:

*     playing and exploring

-     children investigate and experience

      things, and 'have a go'

*     active learning

-     children concentrate and keep trying if

      they encounter difficulties, and enjoy

      achievements

*     creating and thinking critically

-     children have and develop their own

      ideas, make links between ideas, and

     develop strategies for doing things