PoP Resources & Links

References & Resources

General Resources:

• Pedagogy of Play book
• Project Zero Thinking Routines

Session 1:

• Mardell et al., (2016) Towards a Pedagogy of Play
• PoP Book Chapter 1
• Parker & Thomsen (2019) Learning through play at school

Session 2:

• Joe Tutorials, “How to Fold an Origami Fortune Teller + How to Use.”
• PoP Book Chapter 2 
• Liu, C., Solis, S. L., Jensen, H., Hopkins, E. J., Neale, D., Zosh, J. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Whitebread, D. (2017). Neuroscience and learning through play: a review of the evidence (research summary). The LEGO Foundation, DK.
• Cowan, K. (2020). A Panorama of Play – A Literature Review. Digital Futures Commission. London: 5Rights Foundation
• Zosh, J. M., Hopkins, E. J., Jensen, H., Liu, C., Neale, D., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Solis, S. L., & Whitebread, D. (2017). Learning through play: a review of the evidence (white paper). The LEGO Foundation, DK.
• sInfographic

Session 3:

• Understanding Anti-Bias Education. NAEYC
• Paris, D. (2016). On educating culturally sustaining teachers. Teaching Works, University of Michigan.
• Ramsey (2015) Diversity and Play (book chapter) – featured in Fromberg, D. P., & Bergen, D. (Eds.). (2015). Play from Birth to Twelve: Contexts, Perspectives, and Meanings (3rd ed.). Routledge.
• Turner, “Bias Isn’t Just A Police Problem, It’s A Preschool Problem.”
• “Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action.”

Session 4:

• Playful Participatory Research Guide
• “Inquiry Is Play.” (Playful Participatory Research) NAEYC”
• “Reflecting across Borders: Palestinian and US Early Childhood Educators Engage in Collaborative Science Inquiry (Voices) | NAEYC.”
• “Learning to Listen: Supporting Dual Language Learners’ Language Acquisition and Learning Identities (Voices) | NAEYC.”
• “Voices of Practitioners.”
• "The JOURNAL OF TEACHER ACTION RESEARCH.”
  • http://www.practicalteacherresearch.com/
  • Example 1 – Gardening in Nepal
  • Example 2 – 7^th Grade Math and Self-Reflection
  • Example 3: Math Stations in 3^rd Grade
• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• “Is Play a Privilege or a Right? And What’s Our Responsibility? On the Role of Play for Equity in Early Childhood Education.” 2017
• Crisis in Kindergarten report summary
• Making Learning Visible Project

Session 5:

• Pedagogy of Play Pictures of Practice and working papers – see the “For Teachers” tab of this website International School of Billund resources

Session 6:

• Pedagogy of Play Pictures of Practice and working papers – see the “For Teachers” tab of this website International School of Billund resources
• Roopnarine, J. Patte, M., Johnson, J. & Kuschner, D. (2014). International Perspectives on Children’s Play. Open University Press.

Session 7:

• Guidelines about technology and play relevant to your context
• PoP blog post about remote learning
• Scratch Website
• Voices of Practitioners journal
• Ted talk about coding
• How to choose the best apps for kids (from the New York Times)
• Remote Learning Guide
• Interland
• ProjectSOLVE resources for remote learning
• Tips for Balanced Learning With Your Young Kids at Home
• Children, Technology and Play
• Learning Through Digital Play
• Reggio Emilia resources for at home learning

Session 8:

• Play Toolkits | Sense, for People with Complex Disabilities or Who Are Deafblind.
• Play resources from Scottish Autism
• Baker and Mardell, “Kindergarteners Transforming Their Classroom”
• “Study of the Play of Dual Language Learners in an English-Speaking Classroom”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2MXGOgrSR4

Session 9:

• PoP book Chapter 4
• PoP Practices Booklet from the International School of Billund

Session 10:

• “Play facilitation: the science behind the art of engaging young children”, see pg 10
• Watch a video or two from the video library (on this website) highlighting play in specific learning
• Mathful Play website
• Jones, E. & Reynolds, G. (2011) The Play’s the Thing: Teachers’ Roles in Children’s Play. New York: Teachers College Press

Session 11:

• “Denmark’s Forest Kindergartens” video
• Benefits of Nature literature review (T. Gill)
• The Value of Risk in Children’s Play (J. Almon)
• Playful Learning Environments Tool (PoP)

Session 12:

• Vivian Gussin Paley and her Storytelling/ Story Acting approach
• Storytelling and Story Acting in the Boston Public Schools

Session 13:

• No links