Collected Documentation related to the research question of
What/How do the Children Understand Birth, Life and Death

Resources from the field of Early Childhood Education and Reggio Emilia

Article from Reggio Emilia about Teacher (or Parent Coteacher) as a researcher. Two paragraphs of the second page specifically refer to children's study of our research topic

Life/Existence

discussion of possible existentialist comment by Maya

Prenatal/Birth

photo story of Maya and Dylan acting out childbirth

story by Maya about prenatal dinosaurs and their birth

discussion in which child-bearing is related to mommy being a mammal

story by Maya about a pregnant princess

Death

dicussion between Emily, Maya and Julia about the chicken's death one day

diary entry where the children write songs about dying birds

observation of children's discussion of dying by eating the wrong thing, in this case play dough

observation of Julia being afraid of extinction

from the fish transcription