Learning Is Playful
In our first session we discussed our goals for successfully defining Learning is Playful.
1. Why Play is Important for all Ages:
“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.” -O. Fred Donaldson
-Play builds community
-Develops social skills
-Develops physical skills
-Allows for practice of real life situations
2. Being a Playful Educator:
-Go with the flow:
Allow for flexibility in lesson plans and in daily schedule. Being a playful educator means responding to students needs and being willing to change course when needed.
– Be messy
-Noncompetitive play/games to build community
3. Goal-Oriented Play:
– assessing process versus product
– multiple ways to find the solution
– deliberate lessons with room for flexibility and self-correcting