Play (Reference)
Developmentally Appropriate Play
Guiding Young Children to a Higher LevelAuthor(s): Gaye Gronlund (click on the author's name for more titles)
Developmentally Appropriate Play will help you understand how to plan for, guide, and identify purposeful play and in addition gives important information on creating a conducive environment, interaction and provocation, helping children to make choices, and documenting and recording to further enrich play.
RRP $74.95
Learning Moments series Learning Through Play: Ages 3 - 5 Years
In the clips on this CD you will observe playfulness in action, sometimes with an adult serving the role of reflective guide, wondering out loud with the children, seeking to identify the pattern in what has happened without stopping the flow of the play. You will also see children negotiating the rules of a game, the chosen symbol for pretend tasks, the timing of collaboration, the challenge of acquiring skills, the variation of functions, and permission to enter the group. All of these negotiations offer children the opportunity to think, to plan, and to modify their strategies in the mindset of play.
RRP $136.95
Learning Moments Series Outdoor Play CD ROM
When children play outdoors, we expect them to run, jump, and stretch beyond what is possible in the classroom. For this reason we often treat outdoor play as a time for gross motor play, group games, and sports. Teachers less often consider the high level thinking that occurs outdoors as children solve problems, negotiate rules, construct with loose parts, and figure out how to navigate changes in the terrain
RRP $136.95
Learning Through Play (Documentary) Book/DVD
The 3 to 4 Year OldAn in depth look at the learning that occurs during a child's everyday play experiences. From his third birthday to his fourth we follow his development and watch him at play as his interactions change as he gets older.
RRP $149.95
Learning Through Play Observation Sequences Book/DVD
The 3 to 4 Year OldFilmed over a year, this production follows a 3-year-old boy at play in a wide variety of settings. He is seen on his own, with his mum, in a group and with a friend enjoying indoor and outdoor play around his home and playgroup. The sequences show how particular sorts of play enhance learning and development. They can be used to practice observation and assessment and to look at the implications for planning. The DVD as a whole gives a clear view of the child’s learning and development as he gets older. It builds up a holistic picture, telling us about his interests, social development and general disposition.
RRP $149.95
Magic Capes, Amazing Powers
Transforming Superhero Play in the ClassroomAuthor(s): Eric Hoffman (click on the author's name for more titles)
Magic Capes, Amazing Powers takes an in-depth look at why children are so strongly attracted to superhero and weapons play, examines the concerns of parents and teachers, and suggests practical solutions that take into account the needs of children and adults.
RRP $71.95
Play's the Thing, The Second Edition
Teachers' Roles in Children's PlayAuthor(s): Elizabeth Jones (click on the author's name for more titles)
This classic textbook and popular practitioner resource offers systematic descriptions and analyses of the different roles a teacher adopts to support play, including those of stage manager, mediator, player, scribe, assessor, communicator, and planner. This new edition has been expanded to include significant developments in the broadening landscape of early learning and care, such as assessment, diversity and culture, intentional teaching, inquiry, and the construction of knowledge.
RRP $58.95
Play: A Beginnings Workshop Book
Author(s): Bonnie Neugebauer (click on the author's name for more titles)
The sixth book in this excellent series of compilations of articles from Exchange magazine, Play covers articles relating to the value of play, block play, make-believe play, play and culture environment and training teachers to be playful. Each one of these books is a comprehensive collection offering in-depth coverage on specific topics and is written by well known international educators including Australians.
RRP $53.95
Play: The Pathway from Theory to Practice
Author(s): Deborah Hewitt, Sandra Heidemann (click on the author's name for more titles)
Play: The Pathway from Theory to Practice contains practical suggestions and theoretical information for helping children thrive with play-based learning. Chapters include an explanation of the functional Play Checklist to help you observe children's emerging skills and pinpoint areas for improvement, instructions for writing specific and attainable goals for children, and case studies from real classrooms.
RRP $67.95
Pretend Play Book/DVD
Observation SequencesThis consists of source material of children’s pretend play featuring children from 20 months to 7 years. The 11 sequences can be used individually for observation. Also, as they are presented chronologically by age, they clearly show the developmental stages of pretend play. Sequences show learning taking place in all major areas – physical, cognitive, language, social, emotional and creative.
RRP $149.95
Promoting the Value of Play CD Book
Young children learn through play. All early childhood professionals know this. But today there is great pressure to push academic instruction down to the preschool years, thus diminishing children's time for play. This CD incorporates articles from Exchange and the HighScope Educational Research Foundation on understanding and advocating the value of play and on making play happen in early childhood programs.
RRP $56.95
Spotlight on Young Children and Play
Author(s): Derry Koralek (click on the author's name for more titles)
This vibrant book compiled from Young Children articles, focuses on the varied powers of play as a source of enjoyment and as a tool for learning.
RRP $34.95
Three Year Old at Home and at Playgroup Book/DVD
Observation SequencesThis production shows a three and a half year old girl’s changing behaviour in different situations. Together the sequences show clearly how children can behave quite differently in different situations and illustrates the importance of not relying on single observations. The accompanying notes (12 pages) include a narrative observation for each sequence together with an evaluation and conclusion. They give backgroound information and an overall conclusion about the child.
RRP $129.95
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