Explore: This is the process when teacher-scaffolded IEYC learning activities and child- initiated exploration are developed through individual and collaborative experiences.

Express: These are the creative opportunities provided to help children demonstrate, share and consider what they have engaged in and learned about.

Each IEYC unit of learning has distinct ‘Phase Level’ activities through which children can Explore and Express their learning.

Phase A Learning Activities: designed with the youngest children in mind (typically for children aged 2-3 years of age).

Phase B Learning Activities: designed to provide more of a challenge (typically for children aged 4-5 years of age).

Links to IEYC Learning Principles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8:

• The earliest years of life are important in their own right.
• Children should be supported to learn and develop at their own unique pace.
• Play is an essential aspect of all children’s learning and development.
• Learning happens when developmentally-appropriate, teacher-scaffolded and child- initiated experiences harness children’s natural curiosity in an enabling environment.
• Independent and interdependent learning experiences create a context for personal development and are the foundation of international mindedness.
• Knowledge and skills development lead to an increasing sense of understanding when children are provided with opportunities to explore and express their ideas in multiple ways.
• Learning should be motivating, engaging and fun, opening up a world of wonder for children where personal interests can ourish.