In these photographs what evidence do you see of the teacher’s role in creating the context for the construction of more elaborate and complex ideas? What evidence is there that the teacher has deliberately created a context in which children have the possibility for deepening their learning?

Have you considered?

The children are using their investigative minds to study models and photographs.

This model of a crane and this photograph of the children’s block constructions have been provided by the teacher to help the children look closely at the details of models and constructions of cranes. The teacher has made these provocations accessible and prominent (the magnifying glass and the photo in plastic sleeve on a vertical stand) so that the children can easily use them as referents.