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Playing and Exploringengagement
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Finding out and exploring
• Showing curiosity about objects, events and people
• Using senses to explore the world around them
• Engaging in open-ended activity
• Showing particular interests
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Active Learningmotivation
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Being involved and concentrating
• Maintaining focus on their activity for a period of time
• Showing high levels of energy, fascination
• Not easily distracted
• Paying attention to details
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Creating and Thinking Critically thinking
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Having their own ideas
• Thinking of ideas
• Finding ways to solve problems
• Finding new ways to do things
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Playing with what they know
• Pretending objects are things from their experience
• Representing their experiences in play
• Taking on a role in their play
• Acting out experiences with other people
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Keeping on trying
• Persisting with activity when challenges occur
• Showing a belief that more effort or a different approach will pay off
• Bouncing back after difficulties
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Making links
• Making links and noticing patterns in their experience
• Making predictions
• Testing their ideas
•Developing ideas of grouping, sequences, cause and effect
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Being willing to ‘have a go’
• Initiating activities
• Seeking challenge
• Showing a ‘can do’ attitude
• Taking a risk, engaging in new experiences, and learning by trial and error
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Enjoying achieving what they set out to do
• Showing satisfaction in meeting their own goals
• Being proud of how they accomplished something – not just the end result
• Enjoying meeting challenges for their own sake rather than external rewards or praise
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Choosing ways to do things
• Planning, making decisions about how to approach a task,
solve a problem and reach a goal
• Checking how well their activities are going
• Changing strategy as needed
• Reviewing how well the approach worked
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