
Aistear in Practice: Planning from Children's Interests
A plain-English course on Aistear's four themes and how to plan emergent, interest-led experiences without disappearing into paperwork.
32 minutes Certificate of completion€20 per person
What you'll take away
- Explain Aistear's four themes in your own words
- Turn an observation into a planned experience
- Keep documentation short, useful and honest
- Link everyday play to learning outcomes with confidence
How this course works
Each lesson has a printable worksheet. You must complete and upload your worksheet to finish a lesson — Amy reviews every one personally. When she marks all 4 worksheets as passed, your certificate of completion is issued automatically and emailed to you from courses@rootsofwonder.ie.
Lessons
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