Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand theoretical approaches to play and learning

This video ‘Schema Learning: The patterns of behaviour in your child's play’ has been produced by the Early Childhood and Family Services. Find out about the different patterns of behaviour you might spot in a child's play in this video that explains the 6 most common schemas and demonstrate how a different child with each schema would play with the same cars.

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘Types of early childhood program philosophies’ from E Learning
‘Tutor Guide’ from NCFE CACHE
‘Understanding and encouraging toddler play’ from the Community Playthings website.
‘The play cycle’ from Oxfordshire County Council
'Laser Learning reading text: Philosophical approaches and play theories'
Laser Reading Text: ‘Theorist table’

Presentation

Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation called 'Is play necessary?'
Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Philosophical approaches to play'.
Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Learning through play'.

Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click on the link to read this article ‘Different Approaches to Teaching: Comparing Three Preschool Programs’ by Amy Sussna Klein. The article also includes the High Scope approach to teaching, and covers the main components, curriculum and environmental set up of each approach, as well as looking at how to tell if a school is fully following the approach.
This article from the Twinkl website covers ‘Play theories in early years’ and includes Piaget, Vygotsky, Montessori, and Isaacs.

Extended Learning
Extended Learning
Think And Challenge