Chapter Four: How Can Educators Support Playful Learning in the Classroom?
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In Chapter 4, we discuss creating classroom cultures that support playful learning. We describe five core teaching practices that promote playful learning across grade levels and content areas and introduce the process of documentation. Documentation makes playful learning visible in order to shape and deepen learning. Show Notes are available at www.savhannahschulz.com/podcast Get the book Visit the Pedagogy of Play website © 2023 President and Fellows of Harvard College. The Pedagogy of Play book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. The work is published by Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.
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- 0:00 Introduction
- 4:36 Empower learners to lead their own learning
- 5:46 Get to know your learners
- 11:10 Involve learners in decision-making
- 15:43 Reflect on learning with learners
- 20:40 Build a culture of collaborative learning
- 22:25 Use play to build relationships
- 25:11 Facilitate purposeful conversations to build knowledge
- 28:04 Foster a culture of feedback
- 30:27 Promote experimentation and risk-taking
- 31:36 Design open-ended investigations
- 34:56 Encourage risk-taking as a strategy for learning
- 38:49 Encourage imaginative thinking
- 39:42 Share stories to engage and enhance learning
- 42:48 Use role-play and pretend scenarios
- 45:51 Provide materials and experiences that engage the senses and the body
- 48:38 Ask questions that invite curiosity and imaginative thinking
- 52:16 Welcome all emotions generated through play
- 53:11 Design for joy
- 55:42 Use play to explore complex issues
- 1:01:03 Support learners in working through frustration
- 1:04:28 The role of documentation in making playful learning visible
- 1:08:03 Practice the practices
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