Play in the early years / Marilyn Fleer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleer, Marilyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Play.

Early childhood education--Activity programs--Australia.

Early childhood education.

Early childhood education--Activity programs.

Australia.

Physical Description:

vii, 276 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second Edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2017]

Summary:

In this second edition of Play in the Early Years, Marilyn Fleer provides a comprehensive introduction to pedagogy and play in early years education settings. Drawing on classical and contemporary theories, this text examines social, cultural and institutional approaches to play, and explores a range of strategies for successfully integrating play into early years and primary classrooms. Thoroughly revised to include the latest methods and research into early years development and learning, this latest edition features new material on intentional teaching, play as learning, digital play, and discipline-specific content including STEM, arts and sustainability. Two new chapters discuss post-structuralist and cultural-historical conceptions of play, and extended practical examples link pedagogical practice to the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum.

Contents:

What is play?

Children's perspectives on play

Families at play

Digital play and digital tools to support learning

Playing in schools

Lenses on play : classical and developmental theories of play

Lenses on play : post-structuralist analyses of children's play

Lenses on play : cultural-historical conceptions of play

Play in the curriculum

Planning for play development

Assessment through, of and for play

Being a play activist.

Notes:

"First published 2013"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781316631898

1316631893

OCLC:

960195172

Publisher Number:

99973697976