Learning Through Play in the Primary School

✍ Scribed by Louise Paatsch, Siobhan Casey, Amity Green, Karen Stagnitti

Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2024
Tongue: English
Leaves: 157
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Drawing on research to inform practice, this book is written for teachers and school leaders looking for guidance on how to successfully implement a play-based curriculum in the early years of primary school.

Learning Through Play in the Primary School unpacks the "why" and the "how" of embedding play-based pedagogies in the first three years of school. The book is divided into two sections, the first drawing on the latest research to outline the importance of play in a child’s development and emotional engagement in learning. The second section provides practical support and examples for how to embed play in a school curriculum to enhance young children’s learning. The practical section covers setting up an environment for guided play, demonstrating how to assess learning from play-based activities and how to report on outcomes, supported by checklists, vignettes, and case studies.

Written to facilitate the implementation of play-based learning in the primary school years, this book will be an essential guide for pre- and in-service teachers and school leaders.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
SECTION 1: The Why
1. Why Play in Schools?
2. The Brain, Learning, and Play
3. Communication, Language, and Pretend Play
4. Emotional Understanding, Self-Regulation, and Play
5. Developing Personal Social Capabilities Through Play
6. Creative Thinking, Storytelling, and Play
SECTION 2: The How
7. Play Is Not an Add On: Rather a Way of Doing
8. How to Create a Play-based Approach to Learning
9. The Role of the Teacher in Supporting Children’s Play
10. Assessing and Reporting Play
11. Practical Suggestions and Examples of Children Learning Through Play
Index

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