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. What is play?
3. Which one is play for you?
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. What do we do here?
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. Photos of a provocation
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. Inspiring Spaces
10. What is a bridge?
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. Which is the strongest?
13. Your Play Assessment round, flat tape please thank you last
idea low low low Language Math Science Thinking skills
evaluation
14. Your Play Assessment Social skills Cooperating
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. Assessment Examples Collecting evidence of student
understanding and thinking Documenting learning process of groups
and individually Students assessing work produced by themselves and
others