Innovation Archives - Longworth Education

Unlock Your Creative Block: Providing Creative and Inspiring Play Invitations for Your Play Space

September 15, 2021 Comments - 0 Views - 6282

Play invitations are an important and intentional part of supporting students to extend on their ideas and interests while they play.

Teachers sometimes find it difficult to strike a balance between knowing what an invitation to play is and when they are ‘taking over’ children’s play ideas. This workshop expands on how to enable opportunities for students to connect with specific curriculum areas while engaged in child-directed play.

Remote Learning: Why Play Should be the Feature of Learning in a Time of Uncertainty

August 22, 2021 Sarah Aiono Comments - 0 Views - 2757 1

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Here we go again….. As we return to Level 4 remote learning in New Zealand, teachers prepare to respond to a version of ‘school-at-home’. Schools look to support parents’ expectations of how learning should look when children are not seated in their classrooms doing learning. During...... Read more

The Role of the Teacher in a Play-Based Classroom

April 23, 2021 Sarah Aiono Comments - 0 Views - 3073

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The Role of the Teacher in a Play-Based Classroom Download a print-friendly version of this article here. Descriptions of the ways in which adults interact with students as they play reflect the diverse viewpoints of the adult’s role in children’s learning and the relationship between these...... Read more

Playing and Learning Outside the Classroom

April 23, 2021 Sarah Aiono Comments - 0 Views - 532

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Playing and Learning Outside the Classroom Download a print-friendly pdf version of this article here. “More than anything, outdoor play makes children happy, and happy children thrive” (Prisk & Cusworth, 2018, p.12) Teaching and learning through play can occur both inside and outside the...... Read more

Loose Parts in the Primary Classroom

April 23, 2021 Sarah Aiono Comments - 0 Views - 947

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Loose Parts in the Primary Classroom Download a print-friendly pdf version of this article here. The term ‘loose parts’ refers to the resources used to support learning and teaching through play. Identified as ‘variables’ by Simon Nicholson (1978), loose parts are any items children can use in...... Read more