“Reflecting on learning and learning support. Ethnical statement Throughout my assignment I will ensure that I respect the confidentiality of my research respondents. For this assignment I have chosen excerpt 7 (06:05- 07:15) hospital activity and excerpt 10 (08:50 09:20) gym session.”

This excerpt shows a hospital role-play activity with a teaching assistant that enters the role-play area mid flow of the children playing. The area is arranged with a collapsible, wooden hospital with a door and is cornered away from the rest of the classroom with a fence. Inside there is a range of doctors equipment, a writing area, dressing up clothes, alphabet mats on the floor, dolls and teddies. There is a small group of children acting out roles with fantasy play.

When the teaching assistant enters she acts out a role of playing a patient bringing her toy into the hospital; she bends down to the childrens level as she speaks to them. The teaching assistant explains that she likes to pop in and out when she is needed, encouraging learning throughout their play experience; she completes this when a child talks to her about her tick sheet on how long teddy needed to stay in…(short extract)