TAFE SA Diploma Assessment 1: Planning Cycle Report - Part 1

This report, prepared by a TAFE SA student, focuses on the planning cycle in early childhood education, specifically for the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50113). The assessment involves noticing, recognizing, and responding to the learning and development of three children through various observation methods, including controlled, naturalistic, and participant observation. The report details the collection of information from multiple sources, including family information forms and consultations, to analyze children's behaviors, strengths, and needs within the context of active learning environments. The student applies Erikson's Psychological Development Theory to support the children's learning and development, planning active learning environments, and demonstrating the ability to make learning visible through documentation for families.

Assessment 1 Part 1: The Planning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and
Respond
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................1
Report.........................................................................................................................................1
Controlled Observation –.......................................................................................................1
Naturalistic Observation –......................................................................................................1
Participant Observation –.......................................................................................................1
Appendix – 1: Permission to Observe Form..............................................................................3
Reply – Permission....................................................................................................................3
Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form..................................................................................4
Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form.....................................................................5
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student currently
undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of my studies, I am
required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So that I can get to know your
child better, I request that you please share some information with me................................5
Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and Respond...................7
Recorded by: Tomas Edison...................................................................................................7
Name of child: Sara Smith.....................................................................................................7
Age of child: 7 years 6 months 7.......................................................................................7
NOTICE.................................................................................................................................7
RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information...............................................................7
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory................................................................8
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting.........................................................................................8
APPENDIX 5: ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PLAN.........................................11
Child’s Name: Sara Smith....................................................................................................11
Child’s Age: 7 years.............................................................................................................11
Appendix –1: Permission to Observe Form.............................................................................14
Reply – Permission..................................................................................................................14

Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form................................................................................15
Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form...................................................................16
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student currently
undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of my studies, I am
required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So that I can get to know your
child better, I request that you please share some information with me..............................16
Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and Respond.................18
Recorded by: Tomas Edison.................................................................................................18
Name of child: Lara Root.....................................................................................................18
Age of child: 7 years 6 months 7.....................................................................................18
NOTICE...............................................................................................................................18
RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information.............................................................18
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory..............................................................19
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting.......................................................................................19
APPENDIX 5: ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PLAN.........................................22
Child’s Name: Lara Root......................................................................................................22
Child’s Age: 7 years.............................................................................................................22
Appendix – 1: Permission to Observe Form............................................................................25
Reply – Permission..................................................................................................................25
Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form................................................................................26
Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form...................................................................27
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student currently
undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of my studies, I am
required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So that I can get to know your
child better, I request that you please share some information with me..............................27
COMMENTS FROM PARENTS........................................................................................28
Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and Respond.................29
Recorded by: Tomas Edison.................................................................................................29

Name of child: Kara Holder.................................................................................................29
Age of child: years 5 months 7.......................................................................................29
NOTICE...............................................................................................................................29
RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information.............................................................29
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory..............................................................30
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting.......................................................................................30
APPENDIX 5: ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PLAN.........................................33
Child’s Name: Kara Holder..................................................................................................33
Child’s Age: 6 years.............................................................................................................33

Report
Introduction
Child development planning is very useful to new parents nowadays. By this development,
parents can measure the growth of their child. Many institutes did this development planning
procedure. With the help of their children are physically and mentally developed in a certain
way.
With the help of different dated observations of three selected children, it is visible that, there
are three methods of observations considered in this study.
Controlled Observation –
By this observation, I have noticed certain changes amongst the children. Seeking contact,
maintaining contact, children avoid proximity, increasing reliability (Mcleod, 2019).
Naturalistic Observation –
By this observation, I have noticed certain changes amongst the children. Children easily
studied spontaneous opportunities, willingly generate new ideas in all activities
(Verywellmind.com, 2019).
Participant Observation –
By this observation, I have noticed certain changes amongst the children. Here children
willingly take participate, accepting peer scaffolding in any situation (Mcleod, 2019).
Appendix – 1: Permission to Observe Form
Dear parent/guardian,
I am a student currently studying Certificate III/Diploma of TFAE SA
During my course studies, I am required to gather and analyze information about children in
an education and care setting to plan for their interests, wellbeing, dispositions, and
involvement.
As part of these requirements, I would like to ask you for permission to observe your child;
this may include collecting written observations and/or samples or copies of your child’s
work.

I will ensure your child’s confidentiality by only using your child’s first name or initials in
their profile and s/he will not be identified in any other way.
Before you give your permission, it is important for you to understand that I am still learning
about child development and planning for children. The profile and plans will only be used as
part of my study requirements.
If you give permission for me to record information about your child for the purpose stated
here, please provide your signature in the Reply – Permission section below and return this
completed form to me as soon as possible.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Tomas Edison (student name)
Tomas Edison (student signature)
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Reply – Permission
I, Steve Smith give permission for Tomas Edison (student) to observe Sara Smith (my child)
for the purpose of completing TAFE SA study requirements.
Signature: Steve Smith Date: …………………

Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form
Print full name in space provided below.
NOTE: only parent or guardian can give consent for people/children under 18 years of age.
I, Steve Smith, give consent for the following child/ren to be photographed/filmed and
consent that these photographs/films can be used as part of assessment tasks for TAFE SA
study purposes only.
Please write names below for all educators and child/ren where consent is given:
1) (NAME – 1)
2) (NAME – 2)
3) (NAME – 3)
4) (NAME – 4)
5) (NAME – 5)
I retain the right to withdraw my consent, in writing, at any time.
Should I wish to withdraw my consent, I understand that this will only take effect from the
date of receipt of my withdrawal in writing.
Signature: Steve Smith
Contact phone number: xxxxxxxx
Date: ……………………

Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student
currently undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of
my studies, I am required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So
that I can get to know your child better, I request that you please share some
information with me.
Child’s name: Sara Smith Child’s date of birth: 13/11/2011
My care history (including current days in care):
I have been very careful to my child till now.
COMMENTS FROM CHILD
People in my family:
There are three family members in my family. My father, mother and me.
Things I do with my family:
We are a very happy family. All the household works, we do together. In every summer
vacation, we usually go on a trip.
Hopes and dreams, significant events, values and beliefs that are important to our family,
family care practices (e.g. sleep, mealtimes):
My hope is, I will be a Doctor and it is my dream. One of the most significant events in my
family is, we adopted a puppy & it was memorable for us. We believe that early risers are
healthy people and people should rise early in the morning and people must maintain their
mealtimes regularly at the proper time.

My interests: Things I am learning to do:
I am learning to do swimming, playing chess and all other activities for a healthy body.
Friends/people I like to spend time with:
I like to spend time with my family members mostly. Besides that, I have two girlfriends. I
also like to spend my leisure time with them.
COMMENTS FROM PARENTS
Add comments that you feel would help me to build a relationship with your child and that
would assist me to support their development and belonging. What strategies do you use at
home that may help in the service? What is important for you in your child’s day?
I, Steve Smith, usually take Erikson’s Psychological Development Theory for my child at
home. This helps me in the services. The most important thing to me is to observe and
understand the actual need of my child’s day.
Parent /guardian name: Steve Smith
Signature: Steve Smith
Date……………………………………..
Student name: Tomas Edison
Signature: Tomas Edison Date…………………………………….
Mentor name: Alfred Noble
Signature: Alfred Noble Date……………………………………..

Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and
Respond
Recorded by: Tomas Edison
Name of child: Sara Smith
Age of child: 7 years 6 months 7
NOTICE: Gather your information about the child from a variety of sources (observations,
family information form, consultations with colleagues and others)
On your assessment sheet follow the Tasks 6-8 and then complete this section ‘NOTICE’.
List the dates you did the observations and the methods of observations you used (attach all
observations)
Date of observation: Type of observation:
1 6/5/19 Participant Observation
2 8/5/19 Naturalistic Observation
3 10/5/19 Naturalistic Observation
4 12/5/19 Controlled Observation
5 14/5/19 Participant Observation
Other relevant information from the educators, stakeholders and professionals:
Children is under observation by skilled educators. Children usually encourage their playing
skills.
Family information:
Families of the children were very happy for the growth of their child in a unique way for this
TFAE SA.

RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information
Write a holistic summary of all information gathered from the analysis of your observations,
family information, and other relevant sources and specifically identify the child’s learning
and development for the following:
• reactions to the play environment and routines, through their social interactions and
relationships (behavior)
• strengths, interests and play preferences
• learning and holistic development
• The child’s voice (within the group)
• The voice of the child’s peers
• Any individual needs (from the family)
According to information gathered from the analysis of observations, family information and
other relevant sources, specifically the child’s learning and development have reached a
higher level than the previous level. Most of the children are very interested in their
respective playing skills. They have grown their strengths and play references in a unique
way. When the child is in a group and alone, the voice of the child was different. There is a
common suggestion for all the families of the children to take care of their children as
instructed by this study. So, children can encourage them self.
What conclusions do you make about the child’s learning and development needs?
As per collected information, it is clearly visible that children have grown in a positive
attitude. All the things they have learned from this study is strictly increased their vocational
skills as well as inborn skills in the future.
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory
Considering your analysis, identify a theorist and their theory that supports the development
of this child. Reference your research on this.
According to Erikson’s Psychological Developmental Theory, basic psychological
development is needed within the ten to twelve years after born of a child. This theory

includes, by playing the most interest sports by the child is indirectly developed child’s
phycological scenario. As per the study, here children are also in supervision of this child
developmental theory.
How will you use this theory to support the child’s learning and development?
According to Erikson’s Psychological Developmental Theory, it is confirmed that children
like to play their favorite sport. By playing the sport they have got a developed phycological
scenario. Here all the children are free to play their favorite sports or to do their favorite
activities for phycological growth.
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting:
TASK 12:
Student-organized a time with lecturer/assessor to share and discuss their noticing and
recognizing of three (3) children prior to commencing the RESPOND: Planning section of
this assessment (Ass1 Part1), Appendix 4 Planning and Appendix 5 Active Learning
Environment Plan
Lecturer/Assessor Name: (NAME – 1)
Lecturer/Assessor signature: (NAME – 1) Date:
RESPOND: Planning an active learning environment and implementing & evaluating
learning Plan and implement an active learning environment that responds to your analysis of
this child’s needs. Use the Active Learning Environments Plan (Appendix 5) and attach it to
this document for marking.
Mind map or list your ideas for active learning environments for this child’s needs?
(minimum of two)
1- A Routine
2- An indoor experience
RESPOND: Implementing and Evaluating your Active Learning Environment Plan

Before implementing your plan, have you met with your lecturer/assessor and signed
the checkpoint? Implement your active learning environment.
Yes, I have met with our lecturer and signed the checkpoint.
In consultation with your mentor, display your documentation of each of the active learning
environments to make the leaning visible to families. This may include, but is not limited to:
photographs, learning stories, video, newsletter item, an on-line app, floor books. Please
provide digital evidence of your display
(HERE PHOTOGRAPH IS NEEDED)
Evaluate your PHYSICAL and HUMAN active learning environment
What responses/feedback have you had from children and families regarding your
display?
A Very positive response I have got from the children and families regarding my display.
Evaluate and assess your planning and implementation of the physically active learning
environment. Refer to the following points in your evaluation.
4.1 Safety
4.2 Age appropriateness
4.3 Availability and range of resources (including natural, familiar and open-ended
materials)
4.4 Children’s reactions and engagement in the environment
4.5 suitability of space
4.6 Spontaneous opportunities
At the time of the physically active learning environment, children are supposed to be in a
safe zone. It is the first and main evaluation of this planning. Our resources have encouraged
the children. There is plenty of space where can children play, run and to the activities
properly. Materials are very easily available to the children; the child’s reaction was very
willingly and the engagement of the child is very positive. Spontaneous opportunities were
easily accepted by the children as the were used to accept it.

Describe how the children responded to the active learning environment and how in
particular your chosen child engaged with the environment. Could you see them
building their capacity to meet your goal and your identified EYLF learning outcome
and key components?
Children are very responsive to the active learning environment and the chosen child
particularly accepted the situations willingly. I have noticed the children met my goal of their
growth.
What, if any, spontaneous opportunities arose for learning and how was your active
learning environment flexible enough to accommodate these?
For any spontaneous opportunities arose, children willingly accept that opportunities, as the
learning environment is so flexible to accommodate.
How did you encourage children to persevere with a developmentally challenging task?
By creating a competition or setting a regular target I encourage children to preserve with a
developmentally challenging task.
What feedback from your mentor and other staff and children did you receive?
The very positive feedback I have got from my mentor and other stuff and children.
Using this feedback and your own thoughts about what opportunities would you
suggest/recommend for future planning to continue the children’s learning and build on
their ideas and interests? Please share your future planning ideas with mentor/other
educators.
I would like to suggest; new challenging tasks can be added and it should be similar to the
willingness of children. So, they can easily grab the challenging task and it is needed for the
development of the children. Besides that, by the implementation of competition amongst the
children, they are easily garbed the competition and to prove their strength and ideas they will
develop their psychological environment.
Future Planning: Please share future planning ideas with mentor/other educators
TASK 7:

Using feedback, knowledge and own thoughts what opportunities would you
suggest/recommend for future planning to continue the children’s learning and build on their
ideas and interests? Share these findings with your mentor to ensure ongoing planning for this
child.
Mentor name: Alfred Noble
Mentor sign: Alfred Noble Date:
APPENDIX 5: ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PLAN
Child’s Name: Sara Smith
Child’s Age: 7 years
Goal: What is the purpose of this Active Learning Environment?
The main purpose of an active learning environment is to increase the learning capacity
actively.
What type of learning experience will you do? You must choose either:
An indoor experience
What will you do? (e.g. sleeping outside; music inside)
All the indoor activities and games provided to the children.
The Physically Active Learning Environment (Curriculum)
Briefly describe the Environment including:
• Safety and space consideration
• How the resources and materials will be arranged, used and provoke interest
• How the environment will be aesthetically pleasing, vibrant and welcoming
• How children will have access to natural, familiar and open-ended materials. How is
this age appropriate?

The children have willingly accepted the environmental scenario of this study. Safety and
space consideration is well enough for children. This environment is very welcoming for the
children. Our environmental culture is very open to children. So, a child can easily be mixed
with the environment, this is very common or natural for the children.
Include a photograph of your planned Active Learning Environment.
(HERE PHOTOGRAPH NEEDED)
The HUMAN Active Learning Environment (Curriculum)
Describe your intentional teaching strategies to engage and encourage children to
participate in the HUMAN active learning environment.
What will you do (include modeling) and say to support the child to participate in the
active learning environment?
There is various way to encourage children to participate in an active learning environment.
By increasing the interest of the activities or by encouraging children, they will actively
participate in the learning environment.
In what ways will you support the child’s participation to:
• plan and/or modify the indoor and outdoor environments
By increasing the numbers of indoor and outdoor games
• direct their own play (and leisure experiences)
By encouraging their interest in their own play.

• have opportunities for peer scaffolding?
By peer scaffolding, information is spread to other children. By implementing this child can
learn things by discussing and with the exchange of information.
How will you encourage challenge, choice, and curiosity?
Gaining interest amongst the children are easily encourage challenge, choice, and curiosity.
Give an example of how the planned environment responds to the child’s interests
For the children who like indoor games, by the implementation of more indoor games,
playing environment attracted the child’s interest.
Connecting Planning with Standards and Frameworks
Identify the relevant learning outcomes, key components, and evidence points in the Early
Years Learning Framework, National Regulation and National Quality Standard that your
NOTICE, RECOGNISE, RESPOND plan supports.
Early Years Learning Framework:
Learning Outcome
By attracting a child’s interest in an active learning environment, a child can be developed or
grow in a certain unique way.
Key Component
The active learning environment, learning cycle, interactions and growth of children are the
key components of this study.
Evidence points
Information gathers from children, their families, and other educators.
Additional support that may be needed to achieve the learning outcome is:
Child development, observation factors of children and response gathering needed to achieve
the learning outcome.
Reference I accessed this information from:
Gathering response My educators

National Regulation:
My NOTICE, RECOGNISE, RESPOND documentation relates to National Regulation
Reference I accessed this information from:
Notice & Respond Australian Authority of Child Development
National Quality Standard:
My NOTICE, RECOGNISE, RESPOND documentation relates to the following National
Quality Standard (2016) and element:
Reference I accessed this information from:
National Quality Standard Australian National Quality Standard
Board
Service/organization Policies and Procedures:
The policy most relevant to gathering information for and documentation of NOTICE,
RECOGNISE, RESPOND was:
Very high responsive families I have got. Also, the educator and other stuff of the
organization is very responsive. They also observe these policies and procedure and did help
for documentation.
RESPOND: Planning meeting:
TASK 18: Student organized a time with their lecturer and/or assessor prior to
implementation to share their Respond: Planning (the three (3) planned active learning
environments) for comment. Student asked their lecturer/assessor to sign their Appendix 4:
Documentation – Making Learning Visible forms and record the date of the discussion.
18.1 At this meeting student negotiated the dates and times for the assessor to observe the
implementation of two (2) of your active learning environments from Assessment 1 Part 2.
Lecturer/Assessor Name: (NAME – 1)
Lecturer/Assessor signature: (NAME – 1) Date:
RESPOND: Plan
TASK 19:

Student organized a time with their mentor to share their observations and discussed their
plans for the three (3) active learning environments. A student asked their mentor to sign
Appendix 4: Documentation – Making Learning Visible forms and record the date of the
discussion.
Mentor (name): Alfred Noble
Mentor signature: Alfred Noble Date:

Appendix –1: Permission to Observe Form
Dear parent/guardian,
I am a student currently studying Certificate III/Diploma of TFAE SA
During my course studies, I am required to gather and analyze information about children in
an education and care to set to plan for their interests, wellbeing, dispositions, and
involvement.
As part of these requirements, I would like to ask you for permission to observe your child;
this may include collecting written observations and/or samples or copies of your child’s
work.
I will ensure your child’s confidentiality by only using your child’s first name or initials in
their profile and s/he will not be identified in any other way.
Before you give your permission, it is important for you to understand that I am still learning
about child development and planning for children. The profile and plans will only be used as
part of my study requirements.
If you give permission for me to record information about your child for the purpose stated
here, please provide your signature in the Reply – Permission section below and return this
completed form to me as soon as possible.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Tomas Edison (student name)
Tomas Edison (student signature)
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Reply – Permission
I, Joe Root give permission for Tomas Edison (student) to observe Lara Root (my child) for
the purpose of completing TAFE SA study requirements.
Signature: Joe Root Date: …………………

Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form
Print full name in space provided below.
NOTE: only parent or guardian can give consent for people/children under 18 years of age.
I Joe Root, give consent for the following child/ren to be photographed/filmed and consent
that these photographs/films can be used as part of assessment tasks for TAFE SA study
purposes only.
Please write names below for all educators and child/ren where consent is given:
1) (NAME – 1)
2) (NAME – 2)
3) (NAME – 3)
4) (NAME – 4)
5) (NAME – 5)
I retain the right to withdraw my consent, in writing, at any time.
Should I wish to withdraw my consent, I understand that this will only take effect from the
date of receipt of my withdrawal in writing.
Signature: Joe Root
Contact phone number:
Date: ……………………

Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student
currently undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of
my studies, I am required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So
that I can get to know your child better, I request that you please share some
information with me.
Child’s name: Lara Root Child’s date of birth: 03/11/2011
My care history (including current days in care):
COMMENTS FROM CHILD
People in my family:
There are four family members in my family. My father, mother, grandmother and me.
Things I do with my family:
We are a very happy family. All the household works, we do together. In every winter
vacation, we usually go for a picnic.
Hopes and dreams, significant events, values and beliefs that are important to our family,
family care practices (e.g. sleep, mealtimes):
My hope is, I will be a nurse and it is my dream. One of the most significant events in my
family is, purchased a new car & it was memorable for us. We believe that early risers are
healthy people and people should rise early in the morning.
My interests: Things I am learning to do:
I am learning to do household skills, playing carrom and all other activities for a healthy
body.

Friends/people I like to spend time with:
I like to spend time with my family members mostly
COMMENTS FROM PARENTS
Add comments that you feel would help me to build a relationship with your child and that
would assist me to support their development and belonging. What strategies do you use at
home that may help in the service? What is important for you in your child’s day?
I, Joe Root, usually take Freud’s Psychosexual Developmental Theory for my child at home.
This helps me in the services. The most important thing to me is to observe and understand
the actual need of my child’s day.
Parent /guardian name: Joe Root
Signature: Joe Root Date……………………………………..
Student name: Tomas Edison
Signature: Tomas Edison Date…………………………………….
Mentor name: Alfred Noble
Signature: Alfred Noble Date……………………………………..

Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and
Respond
Recorded by: Tomas Edison
Name of child: Lara Root
Age of child: 7 years 6 months 7
NOTICE: Gather your information about the child from a variety of sources (observations,
family information form, consultations with colleagues and others)
On your assessment sheet follow the Tasks 6-8 and then complete this section ‘NOTICE’.
List the dates you did the observations and the methods of observations you used (attach all
observations)
Date of observation: Type of observation:
1 5/5/19 Participant Observation
2 7/5/19 Controlled Observation
3 9/5/19 Naturalistic Observation
4 11/5/19 Controlled Observation
5 13/5/19 Participant Observation
Other relevant information from the educators, stakeholders and professionals:
Children is under observation by skilled educators. Children usually encourage their playing
skills.
Family information:
Families of the children were very happy for the growth of their child in a unique way for this
TFAE SA.

RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information
Write a holistic summary of all information gathered from the analysis of your observations,
family information, and other relevant sources and specifically identify the child’s learning
and development for the following:
• reactions to the play environment and routines, through their social interactions and
relationships (behavior)
• strengths, interests and play preferences
• learning and holistic development
• The child’s voice (within the group)
• The voice of the child’s peers
• Any individual needs (from the family)
According to information gathered from the analysis of observations, family information and
other relevant sources, specifically the child’s learning and development have reached a
higher level than the previous level. Most of the children are very interested in their
respective playing skills. They have grown their strengths and play references in a unique
way. When the child is in a group and in alone, the voice of the child was different. There is a
common suggestion for all the families of the children to take care of their children as
instructed by this study. So, children can encourage them self.
What conclusions do you make about the child’s learning and development needs?
As per collected information, it is clearly visible that children have grown in a positive
attitude. All the things they have learned from this study is strictly increased their vocational
skills as well as inborn skills in the future.
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory
Considering your analysis, identify a theorist and their theory that supports the development
of this child. Reference your research on this.
According to Erikson’s Psychological Developmental Theory, basic psychological
development is needed within the ten to twelve years after born of a child. This theory
includes, by playing the most interest sports by the child is indirectly developed child’s

phycological scenario. As per the study, here children are also in supervision of this child
developmental theory.
How will you use this theory to support the child’s learning and development?
According to Erikson’s Psychological Developmental Theory, it is confirmed that children
like to play their favorite sport. By playing the sport they have got a developed phycological
scenario. Here all the children are free to play their favorite sports or to do their favorite
activities for phycological growth.
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting:
TASK 12: Student organized a time with lecturer/assessor to share and discuss their noticing
and recognizing of three (3) children prior to commencing the RESPOND: Planning section
of this assessment (Ass1 Part1), Appendix 4 Planning and Appendix 5 Active Learning
Environment Plan
Lecturer/Assessor Name: (NAME – 1)
Lecturer/Assessor signature: (NAME – 1) Date:
RESPOND: Planning an active learning environment and implementing & evaluating
learning Plan and implement an active learning environment that responds to your analysis of
this child’s needs. Use the Active Learning Environments Plan (Appendix 5) and attach it to
this document for marking.
Mind map or list your ideas for active learning environments for this child’s needs?
(minimum of two)
1- A Routine
2- An outdoor experience
RESPOND: Implementing and Evaluating your Active Learning Environment Plan
Before implementing your plan, have you met with your lecturer/assessor and signed the
checkpoint? Implement your active learning environment.
Yes, I have met with our lecturer and signed the checkpoint.

In consultation with your mentor, display your documentation of each of the active learning
environments to make the leaning visible to families. This may include, but is not limited to:
photographs, learning stories, video, newsletter item, an on-line app, floor books. Please
provide digital evidence of your display
(HERE PHOTOGRAPH IS NEEDED)
Evaluate your PHYSICAL and HUMAN active learning environment
What responses/feedback have you had from children and families regarding your display?
A Very positive response I have got from the children and families regarding my display.
Evaluate and assess your planning and implementation of the physically active learning
environment. Refer to the following points in your evaluation.
4.1 Safety
4.2 Age appropriateness
4.3 Availability and range of resources (including natural, familiar and open-ended
materials)
4.4 Children’s reactions and engagement in the environment
4.5 suitability of space
4.6 Spontaneous opportunities
At the time of the physically active learning environment, children are supposed to be in a
safe zone. It is the first and main evaluation of this planning. Our resources have encouraged
the children. There is plenty of space where can children play, run and to the activities
properly. Materials are very easily available to the children; the child’s reaction was very
willingly and the engagement of the child is very positive. Spontaneous opportunities were
easily accepted by the children as the were used to accept it.
Describe how the children responded to the active learning environment and how in
particular your chosen child engaged with the environment. Could you see them building
their capacity to meet your goal and your identified EYLF learning outcome and key
components?

Children are very responsive to the active learning environment and the chosen child
particularly accepted the situations willingly. I have noticed the children met my goal of their
growth.
What, if any, spontaneous opportunities arose for learning and how was your active learning
environment flexible enough to accommodate these?
For any spontaneous opportunities arose, children willingly accept that opportunities, as the
learning environment is so flexible to accommodate.
How did you encourage children to persevere with a developmentally challenging task?
By creating a competition or setting a regular target I encourage children to preserve with a
developmentally challenging task.
What feedback from your mentor and other staff and children did you receive?
Very positive feedback I have got from my mentor and other stuff and children.
Using this feedback and your own thoughts about what opportunities would you
suggest/recommend for future planning to continue the children’s learning and build on their
ideas and interests? Please share your future planning ideas with mentor/other educators.
I would like to suggest; new challenging tasks can be added and it should be similar to the
willingness of children. So, they can easily grab the challenging task and it is needed for the
development of the children. Besides that, by the implementation of competition amongst the
children, they are easily garbed the competition and to prove their strength and ideas they will
develop their psychological environment.
Future Planning: Please share future planning ideas with mentor/other educators
TASK 7: Using feedback, knowledge and own thoughts what opportunities would you
suggest/recommend for future planning to continue the children’s learning and build on their
ideas and interests? Share these findings with your mentor to ensure ongoing planning for this
child.
Mentor name: Alfred Noble
Mentor sign: Alfred Noble Date:

APPENDIX 5: ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PLAN
Child’s Name: Lara Root
Child’s Age: 7 years
Goal: What is the purpose of this Active Learning Environment?
The main purpose of an active learning environment is to increase the learning capacity
actively.
What type of learning experience will you do? You must choose either:
An outdoor experience
What will you do? (e.g. sleeping outside; music inside)
All the outdoor activities and games provided to the children.
The Physically Active Learning Environment (Curriculum)
Briefly describe the Environment including:
• Safety and space consideration
• How the resources and materials will be arranged, used and provoke interest
• How the environment will be aesthetically pleasing, vibrant and welcoming
• How children will have access to natural, familiar and open-ended materials. How is this
age appropriate?
The children have willingly accepted the environmental scenario of this study. Safety and
space consideration is well enough for children. This environment is very welcoming for the
children. Our environmental culture is very open to children. So, a child can easily be mixed
with the environment, this is very common or natural for the children.
Include a photograph of your planned Active Learning Environment.

(HERE PHOTOGRAPH NEEDED)
The HUMAN Active Learning Environment (Curriculum)
Describe your intentional teaching strategies to engage and encourage children to participate
in the HUMAN active learning environment.
What will you do (include modeling) and say to support the child to participate in the active
learning environment?
There is various way to encourage children to participate in an active learning environment.
By increasing the interest of the activities or by encouraging children, they will actively
participate in the learning environment.
In what ways will you support the child’s participation to:
• plan and/or modify the indoor and outdoor environments
By increasing the numbers of indoor and outdoor games
• direct their own play (and leisure experiences)
By encouraging their interest in their own play.
• have opportunities for peer scaffolding?
By peer scaffolding, information is spread to other children. By implementing this child can
learn things by discussing and with the exchange of information.
How will you encourage challenge, choice, and curiosity?
Gaining interest amongst the children are easily encourage challenge, choice, and curiosity.
Give an example of how the planned environment responds to the child’s interests
For the children who like indoor games, by the implementation of more indoor games,
playing environment attracted the child’s interest.

Connecting Planning with Standards and Frameworks
Identify the relevant learning outcomes, key components, and evidence points in the Early
Years Learning Framework, National Regulation and National Quality Standard that your
NOTICE, RECOGNISE, RESPOND plan supports.
Early Years Learning Framework:
Learning Outcome
By attracting a child’s interest in an active learning environment, a child can be developed or
grow in a certain unique way.
Key Component
The active learning environment, learning cycle, interactions and growth of children are the
key components of this study.
Evidence points
Information gathers from children, their families, and other educators.
Additional support that may be needed to achieve the learning outcome is:
Child development, observation factors of children and response gathering needed to achieve
the learning outcome.
Reference I accessed this information from:
Gathering response My educators
National Regulation:
My NOTICE, RECOGNISE, RESPOND documentation relates to National Regulation
Reference I accessed this information from:
Notice & Respond Australian Authority of Child Development
National Quality Standard:
My NOTICE, RECOGNISE, RESPOND documentation relates to the following National
Quality Standard (2016) and element:
Reference I accessed this information from:

National Quality Standard Australian National Quality Standard
Board
Service/organization Policies and Procedures:
The policy most relevant to gathering information for and documentation of NOTICE,
RECOGNISE, RESPOND was:
Very high responsive families I have got. Also, the educator and other stuff of the
organization is very responsive. They also observe these policies and procedure and did help
for documentation.
RESPOND: Planning meeting:
TASK 18: Student organized a time with their lecturer and/or assessor prior to
implementation to share their Respond: Planning (the three (3) planned active learning
environments) for comment. Student asked their lecturer/assessor to sign their Appendix 4:
Documentation – Making Learning Visible forms and record the date of the discussion.
18.1 At this meeting student negotiated the dates and times for the assessor to observe the
implementation of two (2) of your active learning environments from Assessment 1 Part 2.
Lecturer/Assessor Name: (NAME – 1)
Lecturer/Assessor signature: (NAME – 1) Date:
RESPOND: Plan
TASK 19: Student organized a time with their mentor to share their observations and
discussed their plans for the three (3) active learning environments. A student asked their
mentor to sign Appendix 4: Documentation – Making Learning Visible forms and record the
date of the discussion.
Mentor (name): Alfred Noble
Mentor signature: Alfred Noble Date:

Appendix – 1: Permission to Observe Form
Dear parent/guardian,
I am a student currently studying Certificate III/Diploma of TFAE SA
During my course studies, I am required to gather and analyze information about children in
an education and care to set to plan for their interests, wellbeing, dispositions, and
involvement.
As part of these requirements, I would like to ask you for permission to observe your child;
this may include collecting written observations and/or samples or copies of your child’s
work.
I will ensure your child’s confidentiality by only using your child’s first name or initials in
their profile and s/he will not be identified in any other way.
Before you give your permission, it is important for you to understand that I am still learning
about child development and planning for children. The profile and plans will only be used as
part of my study requirements.
If you give permission for me to record information about your child for the purpose stated
here, please provide your signature in the Reply – Permission section below and return this
completed form to me as soon as possible.

Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Tomas Edison (student name)
Tomas Edison (student signature)
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Reply – Permission
I, Jason Holder give permission for Tomas Edison (student) to observe Kara Holder (my
child) for the purpose of completing TAFE SA study requirements.
Signature: Jason Holder Date: …………………
Appendix 2: Media/Photo Consent Form
Print full name in space provided below.
NOTE: only parent or guardian can give consent for people/children under 18 years of age.
I, Jason Holder, give consent for the following child/ren to be photographed/filmed and
consent that these photographs/films can be used as part of assessment tasks for TAFE SA
study purposes only.
Please write names below for all educators and child/ren where consent is given:
1) (NAME – 1)
2) (NAME – 2)
3) (NAME – 3)
4) (NAME – 4)
5) (NAME – 5)
I retain the right to withdraw my consent, in writing, at any time.

Should I wish to withdraw my consent, I understand that this will only take effect from the
date of receipt of my withdrawal in writing.
Signature: Jason Holder
Contact phone number:
Date: ……………………
Appendix 3: Child and Family Information Form
Dear parent/guardian, I am a TAFE SA Children’s Education and Care student
currently undertaking a vocational placement at your child’s service. As part of
my studies, I am required to plan experiences to support children’s inclusion. So
that I can get to know your child better, I request that you please share some
information with me.
Child’s name: Kara Holder Child’s date of birth: 11/13/2012
My care history (including current days in care):
COMMENTS FROM CHILD
People in my family:
There are three family members in my family. My father, mother and me.

Things I do with my family:
We are a very happy family. All the household works, we do together. In every summer
vacation, we usually go on a trip.
Hopes and dreams, significant events, values and beliefs that are important to our family,
family care practices (e.g. sleep, mealtimes):
My hope is, I will be a professional Football Player and it is my dream. One of the most
significant events in my family is, we went to India last year & it was memorable for us. We
believe that late risers are not healthy people and people should not rise late in the morning
and people must maintain their food habits.
My interests: Things I am learning to do:
I am learning to do football skills, playing football and all other outdoor games for a healthy
body.
Friends/people I like to spend time with:
I like to spend time with my family members mostly. Besides that, I have my puppy. I also
like to spend my leisure time with my puppy.
COMMENTS FROM PARENTS
Add comments that you feel would help me to build a relationship with your child and that
would assist me to support their development and belonging. What strategies do you use at
home that may help in the service? What is important for you in your child’s day?
I, Jason Holder, usually take Piaget’s Cognitive-Developmental Theory for my child at home.
This helps me in the services. The most important thing to me is to observe and understand
the actual need of my child’s day.
Parent /guardian name: Jason Holder
Signature: Jason Holder
Date……………………………………..
Student name: Tomas Edison

Signature: Tomas Edison Date…………………………………….
Mentor name: Alfred Noble
Signature: Alfred Noble Date……………………………………..
Appendix 4: The Planning for Learning Cycle – Notice, Recognise and
Respond
Recorded by: Tomas Edison
Name of child: Kara Holder
Age of child: years 5 months 7
NOTICE: Gather your information about the child from a variety of sources (observations,
family information form, consultations with colleagues and others)
On your assessment sheet follow the Tasks 6-8 and then complete this section ‘NOTICE’.
List the dates you did the observations and the methods of observations you used (attach all
observations)
Date of observation: Type of observation:
1 3/5/19 Participant Observation
2 5/5/19 Controlled Observation
3 7/5/19 Naturalistic Observation
4 9/5/19 Controlled Observation

5 11/5/19 Participant Observation
Other relevant information from the educators, stakeholders and professionals:
Children is under observation by skilled educators. Children usually encourage their playing
skills.
Family information:
Families of the children were very happy for the growth of their child in a unique way for this
TFAE SA.
RECOGNISE: Making meaning of your information
Write a holistic summary of all information gathered from the analysis of your observations,
family information, and other relevant sources and specifically identify the child’s learning
and development for the following:
• reactions to the play environment and routines, through their social interactions and
relationships (behavior)
• strengths, interests and play preferences
• learning and holistic development
• The child’s voice (within the group)
• The voice of the child’s peers
• Any individual needs (from the family)
According to information gathered from the analysis of observations, family information and
other relevant sources, specifically the child’s learning and development have reached a
higher level than the previous level. Most of the children are very interested in their
respective playing skills. They have grown their strengths and play references in a unique
way. When the child is in a group and alone, the voice of the child was different. There is a
common suggestion for all the families of the children to take care of their children as
instructed by this study. So, children can encourage them self.

What conclusions do you make about the child’s learning and development needs?
As per collected information, it is clearly visible that children have grown in a positive
attitude. All the things they have learned from this study is strictly increased their vocational
skills as well as inborn skills in the future.
RECOGNISE: Connecting observation with Theory
Considering your analysis, identify a theorist and their theory that supports the development
of this child. Reference your research on this.
According to Erikson’s Psychological Developmental Theory, basic psychological
development is needed within the ten to twelve years after born of a child. This theory
includes, by playing the most interest sports by the child is indirectly developed child’s
phycological scenario. As per the study, here children are also in supervision of this child
developmental theory.
How will you use this theory to support the child’s learning and development?
According to Erikson’s Psychological Developmental Theory, it is confirmed that children
like to play their favorite sport. By playing the sport they have got a developed phycological
scenario. Here all the children are free to play their favorite sports or to do their favorite
activities for phycological growth.
NOTICE and RECOGNISE meeting:
TASK 12: Student organized a time with lecturer/assessor to share and discuss their noticing
and recognizing of three (3) children prior to commencing the RESPOND: Planning section
of this assessment (Ass1 Part1), Appendix 4 Planning and Appendix 5 Active Learning
Environment Plan
Lecturer/Assessor Name: (NAME – 1)
Lecturer/Assessor signature: (NAME – 1) Date:

RESPOND: Planning an active learning environment and implementing & evaluating
learning Plan and implement an active learning environment that responds to your analysis of
this child’s needs. Use the Active Learning Environments Plan (Appendix 5) and attach it to
this document for marking.
Mind map or list your ideas for active learning environments for this child’s needs?
(minimum of two)
1- An Indoor experience
2- An outdoor experience
RESPOND: Implementing and Evaluating your Active Learning Environment Plan
Before implementing your plan, have you met with your lecturer/assessor and signed the
checkpoint? Implement your active learning environment.
Yes, I have met with our lecturer and signed the checkpoint.
In consultation with your mentor, display your documentation of each of the active learning
environments to make the leaning visible to families. This may include, but is not limited to:
photographs, learning stories, video, newsletter item, an on-line app, floor books. Please
provide digital evidence of your display
(HERE PHOTOGRAPH IS NEEDED)
Evaluate your PHYSICAL and HUMAN active learning environment
What responses/feedback have you had from children and families regarding your display?
A Very positive response I have got from the children and families regarding my display.
Evaluate and assess your planning and implementation of the physically active learning
environment. Refer to the following points in your evaluation.
4.1 Safety
4.2 Age appropriateness

4.3 Availability and range of resources (including natural, familiar and open-ended
materials)
4.4 Children’s reactions and engagement in the environment
4.5 suitability of space
4.6 Spontaneous opportunities
At the time of the physically active learning environment, children are supposed to be in a
safe zone. It is the first and main evaluation of this planning. Our resources have encouraged
the children. There is plenty of space where can children play, run and to the activities
properly. Materials are very easily available to the children; the child’s reaction was very
willingly and the engagementof the child is very positive. Spontaneous opportunities were
easily accepted by the children as the were used to accept it.
Describe how the children responded to the active learning environment and how in
particular your chosen child engaged with the environment. Could you see them building
their capacity to meet your goal and your identified EYLF learning outcome and key
components?
Children are very responsive to the active learning environment and the chosen child
particularly accepted the situations willingly. I have noticed the children met my goal of their
growth.
What, if any, spontaneous opportunities arose for learning and how was your active learning
environment flexible enough to accommodate these?
For any spontaneous opportunities arose, children willingly accept that opportunities, as the
learning environment is so flexible to accommodate.
How did you encourage children to persevere with a developmentally challenging task?
By creating a competition or setting a regular target I encourage children to preserve with a
developmentally challenging task.
What feedback from your mentor and other staff and children did you receive?
The very positive feedback I have got from my mentor and other stuff and children.

Using this feedback and your own thoughts about what opportunities would you
suggest/recommend for future planning to continue the children’s learning and build on their
ideas and interests? Please share your future planning ideas with mentor/other educators.
I would like to suggest; new challenging tasks can be added and it should be similar to the
willingness of children. So, they can easily grab the challenging task and it is needed for the
development of the children. Besides that, by the implementation of competition amongst the
children,they have easily garbed the competition and to prove their strength and ideas they
will develop their psychological environment.
Future Planning: Please share future planning ideas with mentor/other educators
TASK 7: Using feedback, knowledge and own thoughts what opportunities would you
suggest/recommend for future planning to continue the children’s learning and build on their
ideas and interests? Share these findings with your mentor to ensure ongoing planning for this
child.
Mentor name: Alfred Noble
Mentor sign: Alfred Noble Date:
APPENDIX 5: ACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PLAN
Child’s Name: Kara Holder
Child’s Age: 6 years
Goal: What is the purpose of this Active Learning Environment?
The main purpose of an active learning environment is to increase the learning capacity
actively.
What type of learning experience will you do? You must choose either:
An indoor experience
What will you do? (e.g. sleeping outside; music inside)

All the indoor activities and games provided to the children.
The Physically Active Learning Environment (Curriculum)
Briefly describe the Environment including:
• Safety and space consideration
• How the resources and materials will be arranged, used and provoke interest
• How the environment will be aesthetically pleasing, vibrant and welcoming
• How children will have access to natural, familiar and open-ended materials. How is this
age appropriate?
The childrenhave willingly accepted the environmental scenario of this study. Safety and
space consideration is well enough for children. This environment is very welcoming for the
children. Our environmental culture is very open to children. So, a child can easily be mixed
with the environment, this is very common or natural for the children.
Include a photograph of your planned Active Learning Environment.
(HERE PHOTOGRAPH NEEDED)
The HUMAN Active Learning Environment (Curriculum)
Describe your intentional teaching strategies to engage and encourage children to participate
in the HUMAN active learning environment.
What will you do (include modeling) and say to support the child to participate in the active
learning environment?

There is a various way to encourage children to participate in an active learning environment.
By increasing the interest of the activities or by encouraging children, they will actively
participate in the learning environment.
In what ways will you support the child’s participation to:
• plan and/or modify the indoor and outdoor environments
By increasing the numbers of indoor and outdoor games
• direct their own play (and leisure experiences)
By encouraging their interest in their own play.
• have opportunities for peer scaffolding?
By peer scaffolding, information is spread to other children. By implementing this child can
learn things by discussing and with the exchange of information.
How will you encourage challenge, choice, and curiosity?
Gaining interest amongst the children are easily encourage challenge, choice, and curiosity.
Give an example of how the planned environment responds to the child’s interests
For the children who like indoor games, by the implementation of more indoor games,
playing environment attracted the child’s interest.
Connecting Planning with Standards and Frameworks
Identify the relevant learning outcomes, key components, and evidence points in the Early
Years Learning Framework, National Regulation and National Quality Standard that your
NOTICE, RECOGNISE, RESPOND plan supports.
Early Years Learning Framework:
Learning Outcome
By attracting a child’s interest in an active learning environment,a child can be developed or
grow in a certain unique way.
Key Component

The active learning environment, learning cycle, interactions and growth of children are the
key components of this study.
Evidence points
Information gathers from children, their families, and other educators.
Additional support that may be needed to achieve the learning outcome is:
Child development, observation factors of children and response gathering needed to achieve
the learning outcome.
Reference I accessed this information from:
Gathering response My educators
National Regulation:
My NOTICE, RECOGNISE, RESPOND documentation relates to National Regulation
Reference I accessed this information from:
Notice & Respond Australian Authority of Child Development
National Quality Standard:
My NOTICE, RECOGNISE, RESPOND documentation relates to the following National
Quality Standard (2016) and element:
Reference I accessed this information from:
National Quality Standard Australian National Quality Standard
Board
Service/organization Policies and Procedures:
The policy most relevant to gathering information for and documentation of NOTICE,
RECOGNISE, RESPOND was:
Very high responsive families I have got. Also, the educator and other stuff of the
organization is very responsive. They also observe these policies and procedure and did help
for documentation.
RESPOND: Planning meeting:

TASK 18: Student organized a time with their lecturer and/or assessor prior to
implementation to share their Respond: Planning (the three (3) planned active learning
environments) for comment. Student asked their lecturer/assessor to sign their Appendix 4:
Documentation – Making Learning Visible forms and record the date of the discussion.
18.1 At this meeting student negotiated the dates and times for the assessor to observe the
implementation of two (2) of your active learning environments from Assessment 1 Part 2.
Lecturer/Assessor Name: (NAME – 1)
Lecturer/Assessor signature: (NAME – 1) Date:
RESPOND: Plan
TASK 19: Student organized a time with their mentor to share their observations and
discussed their plans for the three (3) active learning environments. A student asked their
mentor to sign Appendix 4: Documentation – Making Learning Visible forms and record the
date of the discussion.
Mentor (name): Alfred Noble
Mentor signature: Alfred Noble Date:

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