PLAY AND LEARNING
EDU1PLL
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject positions children's voice and agency at the heart of curriculum development. Students develop learning opportunities that foster creativity through play, considering the physical environment, relationships and interpretation of National Quality standards and frameworks. Students explore the potential of music, movement, construction, visual art and drama in engaging children in play based learning.
School: School of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Claire Philp-Clark
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Admitted into EBEL
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Draw on children's engagement in and observations of play to develop opportunities for dramatic and imaginative play, creative approaches to routines and to include children#s voices within the curriculum.
- Activities:
- Workshops Online activities
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Design examples of indoor/outdoor play spaces that demonstrate thoughtful selection and placement of equipment and resources while considering children#s safety and agency.
- Activities:
- Workshops Online activities
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Analyse and explain the significance of play within early childhood education and its propensity to promote and encourage children's learning and agency in accordance with National Quality standards and frameworks.
- Activities:
- Workshops Online activities
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)