A New Recording Method for a Daily Plan for Early Childhood Education :

The Role of "Activity Map Recording"

Abstract

Preschool and nursery teachers keep daily official records for children. These records focus on an individual child rather than on the group dynamics of children. These individual records, however, may not be useful enough in themselves for making a daily plan. Therefore, we developed a new recording method called "Activity Map Recording" This type of recording can reveal information about children's group dynamics by mapping how children use space. Using this information, pre-school and nursery teachers will be able to improve daily plan.