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Category: Primary (5-11)
V: Videos of family play moments support child development
5 July 2022
Are videos of play a helpful way for families to learn about and respond to their children's behaviour?
W: Why we all need play in a crisis
5 July 2022
How can play help us to understand and process thoughts and emotions during times of trauma or crisis?
Y: You and me: Parent child playfulness
5 July 2022
What are some of the everyday ways parents can spend playful time with their children while at home?
Z: Zest! Motivation and playful learning in the classroom
5 July 2022
How can teachers harness children's inner drive to learn?
Play and Self-regulation
5 July 2022
Self-regulation helps a child guide their thoughts, emotions and behaviours to accomplish a goal – how does play support this important area of development?
Play, Self-regulation, Executive Function and the Classroom Context
5 July 2022
How and why do playful approaches to teaching support the development of self-regulation?
David Whitebread Memorial Lecture 2022: Theory and Research on Self-Regulated Learning Meet Real Life in Classrooms
15 June 2022
PEDAL and the Whitebread family come together annually for the David Whitebread Memorial Lecture to celebrate the memory of Dr David Whitebread, PEDAL’s founder and a pioneer in early childhood development research. This is a recording of the inaugural David Whitebread Memorial Lecture, given by Professor Nancy Perry from the University of British Columbia in […]
Agency in Play: Making Space for Children’s Agency With Learning Through Play
6 December 2021
This short animation summarises a new theoretical paper written by the Play in Schools & Learning team that explains the role of play in supporting children’s agency in their learning. How can you make space for children’s agency in their learning? By including play! Play develops children’s motivation and self-regulation, both of which support children’s […]
School Break Times & Young People’s Social Lives in England
16 June 2021
In this lunchtime webinar, PEDAL was joined by Dr Ed Baines from the UCL’s Institute of Education. School breaktimes are important social play settings for children and young people. In the past decade there have been changes to schools and education in England, reports of increases in structured school clubs, and concerns about school food, […]
Play in Green Spaces: A PEDAL panel discussion
25 March 2021
Adults instinctively feel that playing outside is good for children, but what is actually known about the benefits of play in green spaces? As cities around the world continue to expand, more children are growing up without access to the countryside, or even to parks and gardens. Playtime takes place indoors or in the built […]