Session 8 New play based learning session.pptx

New play based learning

1. Play Based Learning Session 8

2. Play with me and Sing Along

3. OBJECTIVES Objectives By the end of the session teachers will be able to: Reflect, recognize and discuss key aspects and importance of play in developmental process of a child. Explore different types of play to develop understanding of what opportunities play creates for learning. Explore the role of an adult to support play.

4. Why Play is Important - VIDEO

5. Through play, children learn to make sense of and construct ideas about the social and natural world – the people, places, objects and experiences they encounter every day Often described as child-directed, active, with a minimum of rules What do you think about Play?

6. Reflect What Projects were the children involved in? How were the children learning? Did all the children tackle the activity in the same way? How was the play structured? What was the role of the teacher? When was teachers’ intervention appropriate and when was it inappropriate?

7. Development through Play

8. Play Based Learning leads to Holistic Development of Children

9. 6 Important Types of Play

10. Unoccupied Play The child is not playing or watching anyone or anything in particular. They might stand or sit and just do nothing

11. Solitary (Independent) Play Children start to play on their own. They do not pay attention to who is around them or what they are doing.

12. Onlooker Play The child spends most of their time watching others play . They might look or talk to the players but will not engage in the actual play or activity .

13. Parallel Play The child plays alone but with toys that are shared with others. The child plays beside other children but communication might be limited or none at all.

14. Associative Play The child plays with other children. The plays is not coordinated. They may talk and share toys but they are still independent players.

15. Cooperative Play Children come together and play. A group of children with a common goal or similar interests, acting out adult situations or playing formal games.

16. Role of an Adult (Planning for Play) The adult creates an indoor and outdoor environment that provides a wide range of play possibilities. He/she;   prepares, plans for and organizes activities based on assessment information and the aims provides for play experiences that are safe, challenging, inclusive, and enjoyable. structures the indoor and outdoor environment so that it reflects children’s individual strengths, interests, abilities and needs continually builds on, challenges and extends children’s learning and development provides children with choices about what to do and when.

17. Circle Time

18. What is circle time? Circle time is a teaching a technique which is seeing increasing use at all stages. It allows the teacher to explore the issues of the concern. It provides a structured mechanism for solving problems, in which all the participants have an equal footing.

19. Starting circle time Sit the children and yourself in a circle. The sitting arrangements can be: On chairs On a carpeted area in the hall In the classroom In the playground On a grassy area

20. Planned circle time Some suggestions: I sometimes feel jealous because__________ I feel when_______ I feel angry when______ Sharing is good because__________ I sometimes argue with my brother/sister because________ _

21. Work in groups and think of 5 suggestions of your own to begin circle time

22. Recap: Question and Answering Session