Facilitating Play or Play in the Learning Domains - © 2023 President and Fellows of Harvard College.

Facilitating Play or Play in the Learning Domains © 2023 President and Fellows of Harvard College. [...] Note to instructors: • The following slides focus mainly on scaffolding and facilitating play, and may be more appropriate for teachers of younger learners • If you are working with older learners or in a context in which learning domains are taught as separate subjects in school, use this session as a time to think specifically about your domain and ways in which you could teach that particular c. [...] math, science, literacy) through play Revisiting: PoP Practices and Strategies • Empower learners to lead their own • Encourage imaginative thinking learning – Share stories to engage and enhance learning – Get to know your learners – Ask questions that invite curiosity – Involve learners in decision-making – Use role play and pretend scenarios – Co-construct rules – Provide materials that encoura. [...] graphic organizers, templates) to scaffold play Mediator • Teaching conflict resolution skills • Keeping play safe Player – NOT Interrupter • Joining children in play, following their lead • Taking on a role • Using and modeling materials • Takes care not to interrupt or take over children’s play! Watches first to be sure the children need a player Scribe • Recording children’s ideas, to share bac. [...] writing down a storyline for dramatic play Assessor and Communicator • Using documentation gathered during play to assess children’s learning and plan next steps • Using documentation to communicate to others about the power of learning through play Planner • Planning emergent curriculum based on children’s interests • Planning for embedding curriculum content and skills in children’s play themes.