Session 5

• Early years
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Performance outcome 1

Support and promote children's play, development and early education

Session 5 

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PADLET Questions for Stakeholder

On Friday, we have a lovely lady coming. She is a child minder who set up her own business. 

She is going to come and talk to you about how you could do this, EYFS 2024 requirements and images of her own set up. 

How and why do we think this is important for you in year 2?

Session objectives 

By the end of the lesson, all learners will be able to:

Explain and analyse key aspects of the theoretical and philosophical approaches that relate to current play provision with a refined focus on Janet Moyles - Spiral of play, Elinor Goldschmidt - Heuristic play , Tina Bruce - Feature of free flow play.

You will clearly synthesis information from theoretical perspectives learnt in session.

Starter Task 

At random you will be allocated a specific theory. 

You have 10 minutes to research 5 key points around the theorist and their theory. 

Janet Moyles - Spiral of play (1)

Elinor Goldschmidt - Heuristic play (2)

Tina Bruce - Feature of free flow play (3)

The spin wheel will then decide who will give feedback. 

Janet Moyles - Spiral of play

Janet Moyles focuses on philosophical play approaches. 

What is philosophical? Philosophical approaches which influence play 

provision are ideas and beliefs that aim to provide children with 

the best opportunities for growth, learning and development

Promotes a child centered approach to learning and development. 

Yesterday we started our structured observation 2, this is all about

create a display with children that is adult led but child initiated. 

I would advise you use this theory to explain how you are intending

to role model first but then encourage the children to engage in creating

an enabling environment. & YES she is a philosophical approach !

Janet Moyles - Spiral of play

Benefits of her spiral of play approach. 

1. She determines play is very powerful when used correctly and effectively. 
2. It promotes and instiles characteristics such as flexability and creativity. 
3. She heavily promotes the importance of making meaning through play. 
4. The main concept of her theory states that children need to engaged in structured play and free play simultaneously. 

Have you seen this & can you share some examples?

Elinor Goldschmidt - Heuristic play (1910 - 2009)

Elinor was a pioneer in early years education?

Pioneer? (The concept of her theory was instigated by her).

She was originally a social worker and a teacher, she develop pedagogy (approach) that shaped the traditional approach of the Froebelian approach. 

Froebelian? this a pedagogical approach that was created by Friedrich Froebel with Kindergarten aged children. He emphasised the importance of holistic development, child centered learning and creativity. He also emphasised the importance of practitioners principle based reflections. 

Remember this concept is prehistoric! Very much applied as the norm now. 

Elinor Goldschmidt - Heuristic play (1910 - 2009)

The treasure basket concept is  large basket that was originally made up of 

80 - 100 natural household objects and recycled objects (glass bottles)

The intention this form of play it encourage children to engage in focused play for

at least 5 - 10 minutes. 

Elinor Goldschmidt - Heuristic play (1910 - 2009)

DESIGN YOUR OWN TREASURE BASKET TO PROMOTE HEURISTIC PLAY. 

WHAT WOULD YOU PUT INSIDE?

Tina Bruce - Feature of free flow play.

According to Tina Bruce there are 12 features of play that offers children a rich play and learning experience for children. 

This allows children to work at their own pace and supports the practice of open ended questions, flexibility and the consequences of their choice. 

She further states adult led tasks should not be classed as 'play' but they can be classed an 'play situations / experiences'

Tina Bruce was a professor who also adopted the Froebilian approach to shape her pedagogy. 

Create an indirect structured environment where you intend to provide tutor led activities and promote child initiated tasks. 

Ensure that the approach used by practitioners is correct. 

Tina Bruce - Feature of free flow play.

The 12 features of play

1) Play is an active process without a product

2) Play is intrinsically motivated

3) Play exerts no pressure to conform to rules, goals, tasks or to take definite directions.

4) It is about possible, alternate worlds which involve the concepts ‘supporting’ and ‘as if’ and which lift the player to the highest levels of functioning. This involves being imaginative, creative, original and innovative.

5) Play is about participants wallowing in ideas, feelings and relationships, and becoming aware of what we know (metacognition).

6) It actively uses first hand experiences.

7) It is sustained, and when in full flow, helps us to function in advance of what we can actually do in our real lives.

8) In play we use technical prowess mastery and competence that we have previously developed. We are in control.

9) Children or adults can initiate play but each must be sensitive to each others personal agenda.

10) Play can be solitary.

11) It can be with others each of who is sensitive to fellow players.

12) Play integrates everything we learn, know, feel, relate to and understand

Revision resources

Create revision resources for each of these theories. 

Revision and recall imperative when you learn theory. 

We know this last year. 

I would say do this by hand and be creative.

We will store them in your revision folder.