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O: Oppression, agency, play and education
What would organised education look like with agency at its heart?
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P: Pretend play: Promoting positive emotions in children
Why is pretend play a particularly positive place for children? 假装游戏: 提升儿童的正面情绪
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Q: Quality research for quality classroom practice
How can we ensure that research is accessible and feasible in our classrooms?
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S: Social play and its importance – it takes two!
What skills do children need to play together and how can we help them along the way?
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T: Transitions: Play and the transition to school
How can we use play to support children in their transition to school?
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U: Unconventional ideas: What is creativity and how can it be nurtured?
Why are play researchers interested in creativity?
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V: Videos of family play moments support child development
Are videos of play a helpful way for families to learn about and respond to their children's behaviour?
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W: Why we all need play in a crisis
How can play help us to understand and process thoughts and emotions during times of trauma or crisis?
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X: X-SEL in life: Supporting social and emotional learning in early childhood
How can we support children with their social and emotional learning?
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Y: You and me: Parent child playfulness
What are some of the everyday ways parents can spend playful time with their children while at home?
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Z: Zest! Motivation and playful learning in the classroom
How can teachers harness children's inner drive to learn?
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Parent Cooperative Early Learning: The Playcentre Approach
Whānau Tupu Ngātahii means families growing together. Paul Crowhurst tells us more about Playcentre, a family-led, play-based approach to early childhood education in New Zealand.
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Play and infant interactions with caregivers
What are the benefits of quality playful interactions with your infant?
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Play and Pretence
What is pretend play and how does it link to a child’s emotional development?
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Play and Self-regulation
Self-regulation helps a child guide their thoughts, emotions and behaviours to accomplish a goal – how does play support this important area of development?