Early Years Workshop - Play to Learn: Discussion
Led by adviser Sheila Sage, the Early Years Workshop panel look at how practitioners can best support and value children's play.
Joined by experts Jan Dubiel from QCA and Diane Rich from Rich Learning Opportunities, the panel invite head teacher Chris Rider from Astwood Bank First School in Redditch to discuss how she values play in her reception class.
Looking back at a typical morning in Chris's reception class, the panel discusses how practitioners can best create the time and space for play by developing a play culture in their setting. By providing the right resources and environment for children, they can encourage them to create their own stories through their play.
By observing these stories, practitioners can then extend the play further and offer more play opportunities. Through their play, the panel looks at how children address the issues that are important to them such as gender issues, the natural world and even death.
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FacebookBecca87 on 25 June 2010
I completely agree with allowing children to 'shoot' and 'kill' during their play. Doing so doesn't mean that the childr ...
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- Published: 28 April 2006
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Superhero play25 June 2010 - 08:49
I completely agree with allowing children to 'shoot' and 'kill' during their play. Doing so doesn't mean that the children will grow up to be violent, but they will instead be able to come to terms with such issues. We have to give them more credit.
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early years workshop play to learn31 January 2010 - 09:58
really helpful resource for teaching unit on play and early years curriculum. Links appropriate students able to use experience to make links to discussion.
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early years workshop play to learn28 September 2007 - 00:39
really helpful resource for teaching unit on play and early years curriculum. Links appropriate students able to use experience to make links to discussion.
Would have liked more historical approaches to play.
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