I quite like your poem Mi. It reminds me of my early years of school. I used to recite my songs and poems 

 and it was quite fun. I can still remember some songs back then. I appreciate your supporting the child to take photos that he was interested in taking. Your quotes seem to relate to the child taking pictures.  The poem talks about play and taking photos is part of play. This is a symbolic time for children to express their feelings like when they hurt; they feel the pain and they express it intensively (Curtis, O’Hagan, 2003).  This is their natural language of communication is play. I can relate your child wanting to take photos to a child wanting to play. I found that the children in my centre get fascinated when they have their photos taken. They seem to enjoy exploring and taking responsibility for their own learning (Ministry of Education, 1996). Cameras are an essential part of learning in early childhood centres (Smorti, 1999 Autumn) Teachers use it every day to document on the learning opportunities that the child is associated with. This is why every centres or day care should have them available to use by the staff as well as an opportunity for children to use their creativity skill

Reference List

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Ministry of Education. (1996). Te Whāriki: He whāriki matauranga mō ngā

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Smorti, S. (1999 Autumn) Technology in early childhood, Early Education, 19.