1. 1. Learning Outcomes To look at different kinds of play - Iain To understand the importance of a provocation - Warren To examine play-based classroom environments - Joe Group activity - Mint To think about assessing play - Mint
2. 2. What is play?
3. 3. Which one is play for you?
4. 4. Different kinds of play Dramatic play children take on roles within pretend games Fantasy children create props and engage in fantasy adventures Exploratory children explore the function and properties of materials, equipment and objects Manipulative children manipulate and explore objects, parts and materials Physical children explore movements and ways to combine movements Games with rules children follow or create rules to reach a shared Source: Queensland Government
5. 5. What do we do here?
6. 6. Provocations in Play What is a provocation? setting-up the environment in a way that engages and arouses student curiosity as well as allow for meaningful play a discovery activity The beginning of the inquiry for the students to begin asking own questions and to discover on their own and begin to question each other Role of the adult not interfering with the play, but to facilitate and create chances for students to wonder and feel empowered Provocations promote student-led inquiry students work together to lead the direction of the unit and the flow of the play Provocations emphasize the importance of process the learning process and assessment is more important than the final product
7. 7. Photos of a provocation
8. 8. The role of the classroom environment Fosters childrens imaginations when children are engaged, they are part of that world The roles and functions of spaces different spaces facilitate different kind of play Classroom management a well set- up classroom allows for better communication between students e.g. small groups Resources classroom resources should be appropriate and accessible to the children Classroom organization Set-up the classroom in a way that suggests to the
9. 9. Inspiring Spaces
10. 10. What is a bridge?
11. 11. Build a Bridge - Rules Make a bridge with newspaper and tape It has to be able to hold something (e.g. filled PET bottles, books etc.) Winner the bridge that can hold the most weight without collapsing
12. 12. Which is the strongest?
13. 13. Your Play Assessment round, flat tape please thank you last idea low low low Language Math Science Thinking skills evaluation
14. 14. Your Play Assessment Social skills Cooperating
15. 15. Your Play Assessment Language Math Science Social Studies language used to describe the bridge shapes, comparing length, width ( testing, experimenting with weight, adding support, density of newspaper communication, rolesc
16. 16. Assessment Examples Collecting evidence of student understanding and thinking Documenting learning process of groups and individually Students assessing work produced by themselves and others
17. 17. Assessing Play