Play-based Learning in the Primary School
- Mary Briggs - Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
- Alice Hansen - Education Consultant
Play is an essential part of learning and development for children and is an increasingly important aspect of creative approaches to teaching and learning in primary education. This book demonstrates the value of play in all its different forms as a highly effective medium for teaching and learning across the curriculum.
The authors explore how play can be used to increase engagement, motivation and fun in learning situations, examining the theoretical principles of play for learning, types of play for older children, planned and facilitating play-based learning, using thematic approaches when working with individuals, groups and whole classes, in addition to covering important teaching issues such as assessment, inclusion and transition out of primary education.
This is recommended reading for students on primary initial teacher education courses including undergraduate, graduate, and employment-based routes into teaching, and also for practicing teachers wishing to enhance their own teaching.
An excellent book which is a must read for anyone working with children. The book throughout has a variety of case studies which help put the topics into context. The last chapter gives an insight into transitions in secondary school. The book is also ideal for my learners who are thinking of going off to university.
A good introduction to the importance of play in the primary phase.
This book illustrates the importance of play. The chapters that are particularly of interest for the Cache Level 3 learners are: The Role of the adult and Planning for play. The whole book supports the teaching and learning units for Cache Level 3 and allows the learners to see the value of different play approaches, which clearly supports the current thinking behind the Foundation Phase Curriculum.
An excellent book. Highly recommended.
