Frameworks and Theories to Understand Play - © 2023 President and Fellows of Harvard College.

Agenda • Playful start • Neurology and play – whole group discussion • Break • Play Theories: The Gameshow • Stars and Wishes Playful Start • Choose either Replay or Figure Me Out Identity Web – see instructor guide Play Kit 1. [...] Its benefits for the development of cognitive and social skills in children in different cultural settings are only now beginning to be discerned…Whereas, in some cultural communities, a strong case is made for the connection between play activities and practicing and learning culture- specific modes of behaviors, in others, children learn through a mixture of work and play or by observing others. [...] • Play Analysts: Work with your team to come up with the most convincing in-character analysis of the play episode. [...] Chapter 2) – Second bonus point for making a substantive connection to the the neurology report • Judges: award a point to the team with the most theoretically sound and in-character response. [...] • Winning the game: The team with the most points at the end of the game wins fame and fortune (or at least a fun applause of their choice) Pick your Team! • Team Vygotsky • Team Piaget • Team Bateson • Team Corsaro • Team Bruner • Team Parten • Team Paley • Team Bruce • Team Skovbjerg • Team Hirsh-Pasek Bateson – play frames What roles are children taking on? Is there role Corsaro - peer culture.