Young Children's Play and Creativity Multiple Voices

List of figures and tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1: Researching young children’s play and creativity

1. Reflecting on children ‘playing for real’ and ‘really playing’ in the early years

DEBORAH ALBON

2. Learning to play, or playing to learn? Children’s participation in the cultures of homes and settings

LIZ BROOKER

3. Domestic play collaborations in diverse family contexts

CATHERINE CAMERON, GIULIANA PINTO, BEATRICE ACCORTI GAMANNOSSI, ROGER HANCOCK AND SOMBAT TAPANYA

4. ‘Where’s the bear? Over there!’ – creative thinking and imagination in den making

NATALIE CANNING

5. Creative little scientists: Exploring pedagogical synergies between inquiry based and creative approaches in Early Years science

TERESA CREMIN, ESME GLAUERT, ANNA CRAFT, ASHLEY COMPTON AND FANI STYLIANIDOU

6. Young children’s expressions of spirituality in creative and imaginary play

GILL GOODLIFF

7. 5x5x5 =creativity: Principles, learning and our legacy

PENNY HAY

8. Children at play: Digital resources in home and school contexts

LISA KERVIN AND IRINA VERENIKINA

9. Making connections – young children exploring early friendships through play

JOHN PARRY

10. Playful meaning making in music with young children and parents

ALISON STREET

11. Voices in the park: Researching the participation of young children in outdoor play in early years settings

TIM WALLER

12. Listening to young children: Multiple voices, meanings and understandings

ELIZABETH WOOD

Part 2: Practitioners responding to young children’s play and creativity

13. Equality inclusion and the Persona Doll approach

BABETTE BROWN

14. Taking the initiative: creative collaborations for family literacy

TARA COPARD WITH ROGER HANCOCK

15. The role of environments and spaces in the pedagogy of Pistoia

DONATELLA GIOVANNINI WITH INTRODUCTION BY MYRA BARRS

16. Mud, glorious mud! – Mud kitchens and more

MENNA GODFREY

17. ‘Because we like to’: Young children’s experiences hiding in their home environment

CARIE GREEN

18. Using digital resources to document young children’s everyday moments

KAREN HORSLEY

19. Count on play: the importance of play in making sense of mathematics

LINDA POUND

20. The role of art education in children’s development

JOHN OATES AND NÓRA I. RITÓK

21. ‘My Leaf is smiling at the whole world’ Exploring creativity through learner-led projects

LEE ROBERTSON

22. If you go down to the woods today: young children learning outdoors

PHILIPPA THOMPSON, JENNY BULLOSS AND STEVEN VESSEY

23. You sing, I sing, we both sing, we all sing

VANESSA YOUNG

Biography

Gill Goodliff is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Programme Leader for Early Years at The Open University. She has a background in social work with young children and families, primarily in the voluntary sector, and has extensive experience of teaching practitioners. She represents The Open University at the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network.

Natalie Canning is a Senior Lecturer in Education, Early Years at The Open University. Her background is in playwork and social work, particularly in supporting children to explore personal, social and emotional issues through play.

John Parry is a Lecturer in Education at The Open University, where he has written and chaired courses on inclusion, primary and early years practice. He has a background of extensive work experience in the early years sector, primarily as a teacher and co-ordinator of educational support services for pre-school children.

Linda Miller is Emeritus Professor, Early Years at The Open University. She has worked both with and for young children throughout her professional life as a practitioner and teacher/practitioner educator.