BUILDING LEARNING POWER BLP

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BUILDING LEARNING POWERBLP

• The Limes Nursery School

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Why is Building Learning Power important?

• Our current world is constantly changing
• Young people need to be able to cope with
  complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Our knowledge changes all the time.
• Children and young people need to become aware
  of their own learning.
• Children can learn to learn
• Children need to be able to overcome obstacles to
  their own learning.

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Why do we need BLP?

• We want young people to have
• the skills and confidence to
• take on challenges and succeed

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Resilience

• Absorption Losing themselves in their learning.
  E.g. Being entranced by T.V or film, or engrossed
  in a game, book or story
• Managing Distractions Recognising and reducing
  distractions E.g. Recognising the T.V is on too
  loud, interfering with reading a story and
  switching it off. Or moving away from a noisy
  friend when wanting to play quietly and alone.
• Noticing Noticing something in the environment
  when walking along e.g. leaves falling. Or
  recognizing and identifying things e.g. I notice
  you are absorbed in that book
• Perseverance I can attitude Ill keep
  trying Keep getting on the two wheel bike to
  practice. Note children learn I cant very
  easily especially when comparing self to others
  skills e.g. brothers and sisters drawing and
  writing.

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Resoucefulness

• Questioning Encourage children to question
  instead of accepting things. E.g. What would
  happen if you dont wear your coat to school?- to
  ask and try to answer their own questions
• Making Links Identifying things from one setting
  and connecting it to another e.g. My mum has got
  a saucepan like that at home. She does it like
  this.
• Imagining Exploring possibilities. What would
  happen if?.... When reading a book, predicting
  the future. What do you think might happen next?
  What makes you think that?
• Reasoning Rational thinking. If that doesnt
  work what else might? E.g. using a computer
  logical process!!

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Reflectiveness

• Planning Think about what they are going to do
  next. E.g After my bath I would like to read a
  story with you.
• Revising Being able to change plans and actions
  to cope with the unexpected. E.g. Visitors
  arrived during bath time so story is re-planned
  for the next day.
• Distilling - Reflecting on experiences and
  drawing out lessons. E.g. When I didnt wear my
  coat to school I got cold. I need to wear my
  coat to school so that I can stay warm.
• Meta learning Drawing out of your learning
  experience a more explicit understanding of the
  process of learning. E.g. When I persevere at
  learning and practice I can learn anything, like
  when I practiced to ride my bike.

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RECIPROCITY

• Interdependence Understanding and managing the
  balance between interacting with others and
  learning on their own. E.g. Knowing when they
  need to ask for help (doing up shoelace
  initially) and knowing when to persevere on their
  own (practicing tying their shoelace).
• Collaboration- Knowing how to learn with others.
  E.g. Being able to work out how to take turns to
  share things.
• Empathy and listening To really listen to
  others and be able to put yourself in someone
  elses shoes. E.g. To understand if they snatch
  a toy from someone else they may become upset.
• Imitation Watching and adopting other peoples
  actions, behaviours and habits. E.g. Role
  playing cooking in the home area.

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Why is BLP important for The Limes?

• The introduction of BLP into a number of Bristol
  Schools by the Education Action Zone
• This means the Language of learning in BLP will
  understood throughout Central Bristol Schools
• The familiar BLP language should help children
  when moving between schools

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Why is BLP important for The Limes?

• We have always focused on childrens learning
• BLP is the next step
• As staff we are now focusing childrens attention
  on the skills they need to learn and how they
  learn.

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How does this involve parents?

• Learning happens everywhere, and all the time,
  not just at school.
• Parents have a key role in their childrens
  learning.
• Understanding about BLP is the first step.

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What can parents do to support their childrens
learning?

• Become aware of themselves as learners
• Share their own learning experiences with their
  children
• Draw attention to their mistakes and when they
  get stuck to re-assure children that this
  experience is O.K in learning
• Have a positive attitude with childrens learning
  E.g. you can do it

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What can parents do to support their childrens
learning?

• Encourage children to become independent and
  confident learners.
• Try to allow time for children to make mistakes.
• Becoming familiar with, and using some of the
  language of BLP at home would be helpful.

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What Next?