1st Edition
A Practical Guide to Play in Education Primary School and Beyond
Introduction
Section 1. A Play-Based Pedagogy
1. What is Play?
2. Benefits of a Play-Based Approach
3. Play in the Early Years and Beyond
4. Putting the Principles in Action
5. Barriers and Solutions
6. Record Keeping
Section 2. Putting it into Practice
7. Setting the Scene
8. Resources
9. Creating a Playful Ethos
Section 3. Practical Lesson Ideas
10. Numeracy and Mathematics
11. Literacy
12. STEAM
13. Health and Wellbeing
14. Other Subject Areas
15. Project-Based Learning
16. Continuous Provision
17. Concluding Thoughts
Biography
Michelle Simpson has worked with children for almost 30 years, with over half of that time as a teacher specialising in supporting learners and inclusion. Still in the classroom, she enjoys developing new pedagogical approaches which enhance inclusion, engagement, and overall enjoyment of learning and teaching.
