cypop 30 help

[wendy bob]

hi, im currently doing creativity and stuck on what they mean by this question
Identify potential resources to support children and YP to take part in organised creative activities ?
does it mean adapting resources or specialist resources for children with needs or does it mean by providing resources such as maypole for dance and costumes for role play etc am confused any help would be great thanks x

[Heidi]

Originally Posted by wendy bob

hi, im currently doing creativity and stuck on what they mean by this question
Identify potential resources to support children and YP to take part in organised creative activities ?
does it mean adapting resources or specialist resources for children with needs or does it mean by providing resources such as maypole for dance and costumes for role play etc am confused any help would be great thanks x

Your question has potential in it, so it is asking you what may you need?
In that case, you will look at it as hypotheptical question and you can run through any/all resources that any creative activities may require; and as you have already mentioned -that can range from a practitioner to any resources/materials/equipment you might need.

If you write it up starting with a creative activity, then it will be easier to say what you will want with that particular activity i.e. with expressive arts, you may say for children under eight as well as them a given piece of music, floor space (or outdoor area) ribbons/scarves, adults will support, encourage and role-model for them. For the same activity for teenagers it may be that they are given the cd player, various cds to choose the music and are able to organise it pretty much independently with adult supervision to oversee it all goes smoothly.

I'd write up a couple of examples so that you can choose activities from one end of the spectrum to the other and don't forget about diversity and equal oppotunities. If you are doing creative art - make sure to offer the children different skin tone paint/felt etc and for a child with special needs the activity may need to be adapted and the child have adult support.

[wendy bob]

hi Heidi
thank you so much it makes sense now will get onto now again thank you x

[sallywallysally]

Originally Posted by Heidi

Your question has potential in it, so it is asking you what may you need?
In that case, you will look at it as hypotheptical question and you can run through any/all resources that any creative activities may require; and as you have already mentioned -that can range from a practitioner to any resources/materials/equipment you might need.

If you write it up starting with a creative activity, then it will be easier to say what you will want with that particular activity i.e. with expressive arts, you may say for children under eight as well as them a given piece of music, floor space (or outdoor area) ribbons/scarves, adults will support, encourage and role-model for them. For the same activity for teenagers it may be that they are given the cd player, various cds to choose the music and are able to organise it pretty much independently with adult supervision to oversee it all goes smoothly.

I'd write up a couple of examples so that you can choose activities from one end of the spectrum to the other and don't forget about diversity and equal oppotunities. If you are doing creative art - make sure to offer the children different skin tone paint/felt etc and for a child with special needs the activity may need to be adapted and the child have adult support.

i am stuck on this cpop30 as well, the question explain the difference between formal and informal, can any one help???? please thanks

[Heidi]

I do not know your course or the context of what you are being asked - but will try and help you with 'formal' and 'informal'.

I may speak informally to a parent about a concern I may have such as -about a child's speech. I may have concerns that they should be speaking but are not - before assuming that they can't speak - asking and sharing information with the child's parents may inform me that they may or may not have problem - obviously continued observing, monitoring and recording will be done, but I may feel after my informal approach, that is all that is needed.

I may well have spoken to a parent informally ( as above) and upon my findings from my informal chat with the parents and with their agreement I may seek outside help from other professionals within the sector. Working with the parents and other professionals, the parents may be asked formally to attend a multi-agency meeting to best help/suit their child's needs. Help for the child and their parents has been put on a formal basis.

Sharing information with a parent at the beginning or end of the session will be informal - but asking them to make an appointment for a parent/s evening is formal - it will be conducted on a formal basis - with perhaps reports/evidence etc; sharing information at the beginning or end of a session will usually be just verbal - informal.

I hope this helps.

[jackiwan12]

Originally Posted by sallywallysally

i am stuck on this cpop30 as well, the question explain the difference between formal and informal, can any one help???? please thanks

This is what i wrote for it:
Role modelling is an informal way of learning creativity, the children learn from us as we are being creative, formal creativity is a structured way for the child to do an activity, the adult plans and the children follow what is planned for them. Informal creativity this is when the child is leading by child initiated play; it is a way for the children to follow their own ideas without the adult structure.
hope this helps Traceyx