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Using the Sociocultural Concept of Learning Activity to Understand Parents' Learning about Play in Community Playgroups and Social Media
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McLean, Karen – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2021
This paper considers utilising the sociocultural concept of learning activity to understand parents' learning about young children's play in the context of community playgroups and social media use. Parents' knowledge about children's play influences the provision of parental-provided play experiences for young children and can be enhanced through…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Play, Social Media, Group Activities
Structural and Process Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care Provisions in Poland and the Netherlands: A Cross-National Study Using Cluster Analysis
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Wyslowska, Olga; Slot, Pauline L. – Early Education and Development, 2020
This cross-national study involved 56 toddler classrooms in Poland and the Netherlands. A cluster analysis was conducted to identify classroom profiles based on observed quality and these were compared regarding structural (group size and children-to-teacher ratio) and curriculum (e.g. pre-academics and pretend play) characteristics. In total, 224…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Child Care, Comparative Education
Creative and Playful Learning: Learning through Game Co-Creation and Games in a Playful Learning Environment
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Kangas, Marjaana – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2010
This paper reports on a pilot study in which children aged 7-12 (N = 68) had an opportunity to study in a novel formal and informal learning setting. The learning activities were extended from the classroom to the playful learning environment (PLE), an innovative playground enriched by technological tools. Curriculum-based learning was intertwined…
Descriptors: Imagination, Informal Education, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment
Make Your Own Table Games.
Maurer, Mary E. – Texas Child Care, 1997
Advocates hand making games to save money, and tailoring them to meet individual children's needs, introduce new concepts, develop children's interests, and reinforce curriculum concepts. Provides guidelines for identifying goals and creating self-directing games. Includes specific game ideas and supply lists for a variety of matching, board,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Games, Group Activities
Enhancing the Effectiveness and Excitement of Management Education: A Collection of Experiential Exercises Derived from Children's Games.
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Wheatley, Walter J. – Simulation & Gaming, 1999
Discusses the significance of play in culture; quotes an old proverb "a lesson taught with an entertaining facet is a lesson retained." Presents 13 children's games that are currently being used in management-training and development programs. Describes the purpose, activity, preparation and debriefing involved for each game. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Adults, Childrens Games, Educational Games, Games
Mister Rogers' Plan & Play Book: Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Parents & Child Care Providers. Fourth Edition.
Family Communications, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. – 1995
Intended for both childcare professionals and parents, this book lists activities from episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood television program, and can be used with or without watching the program. Each activity is assigned a number which corresponds to the television episode in which the activity is featured, and a national PBS Broadcast…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Childrens Games, Childrens Television