Diversity
What is the Salad Bowl model
It values different cultures white people maintain their unique identities
What is emergent curriculum?
Curriculum that develops from children's interests, questions and experiences.
What is physical knowledge?
Knowledge of object properties gained by acting on and observing objects.
What is classification?
Sorting or grouping objects by a shared feature such as colour, shape or size.
What is emergent literacy?
Early knowledge, skills and attitudes that support reading and writing before conventional reading and writing.
What is tokenism
Superficial representation without meaningful, ongoing inclusion.
What is inquiry-based learning?
Learning by investigating questions through exploration and
evidence.
What is logical-mathematical knowledge?
Knowledge children construct by noticing relationships, patterns, quantities and comparisons.
What is one-to-one correspondence?
Matching one object to one person or item, such as one cup per child.
What is print awareness?
Understanding that print carries meaning and is used for communication.
What is cultural tourism?
A brief or surface-level exploration of a culture, often through food, clothing or festivals.
What is theme-based curriculum?
A planned curriculum organized around a chosen topic.
What is social-conventional knowledge?
Knowledge of socially agreed rules, language, customs and conventions.
What is seriation?
Arranging objects in an order, such as shortest to longest.
What is phonological awareness?
Noticing and working with sound patterns in spoken language, such as rhyme and syllables.
What is colour-blind teaching?
Trying to ignore differences, which can overlook identity and inequity.
What are two uses of webbing?
Document children's ideas/knowledge and help plan possible experiences or investigations.
What is constructivism?
The idea that children actively build their own understanding through experience.
Name one example of patterning.
A repeating pattern such as red-blue-red-blue.
Name one way dramatic play supports literacy.
Children use menus, signs, lists, labels, tickets or pretend forms.
What is the ostrich-in-the-sand approach?
Ignoring diversity, bias or discrimination instead of addressing it.
How can educators move beyond tokenism?
Embed diverse perspectives in everyday materials, routines, relationships and planning.
What is deep learning?
Learning that connects ideas, explains concepts and applies understanding.
How can blocks support math?
Children count, compare height, explore shapes and balance, and solve spatial problems.
What is emergent writing?
Early attempts to communicate through drawing, marks, scribbles, letters or invented spelling.