Young Children's Play and Creativity

Multiple Voices

Gill Goodliff, Natalie Canning, John Parry, Linda Miller, Gill Goodliff, Natalie Canning, John Parry, Linda Miller

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781315446837
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

This book draws on the voices of practitioners, academics and researchers to examine young children's play, creativity and the participatory nature of their learning. Bringing together a wide range of perspectives from the UK and internationally, it focuses on the level of engagement and exploration involved in children's play and how it can be facilitated in different contexts and cultures. This new reader aims to challenge thinking, promote reflection and stimulate further discussion by bringing together research and practice on play and creativity.

Divided into two parts, PartI is written by researchers and academics and explores key themes such as creative meaning making, listening to children's voices, risk and spaces, children's rights, play and technology. PartII is authored by Early Childhood professionals and reveals how practitioners have responded to the issues surrounding play and creativity. Each chapter is contextualised by an introduction to highlight the key points and a list of follow-up questionsis also included to encourage reflection and debate.

Drawing on the wide-ranging writing of academics, practitioners and researchers, this book is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and all those who are interested in the essence of play and creativity, what it means for children, and the far-reaching benefits for their well-being, learning and development.

Table of contents

• Young Children’s Play and Creativity- Front Cover
• Young Children’s Play and Creativity
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of illustrations
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: Young children’s play and creativity – multiple voices
• Part I: Researching young children’s play and creativity
• Chapter 1: Reflecting on children ‘playing for real’ and ‘really playing’ in the early years
• Chapter 2: Learning to play, or playing to learn? Children’s participation in the cultures of homes and settings
• Chapter 3: Domestic play collaborations in diverse family contexts
• Chapter 4: ‘Where’s the bear? Over there!’ Creative thinking and imagination in den making
• Chapter 5: Creative little scientists: exploring pedagogical synergies between inquiry-based and creative approaches in Early Years science
• Chapter 6: Young children’s expressions of spirituality in creative and imaginary play
• Chapter 7: 5×5×5=creativity: principles, learning and our legacy
• Chapter 8: Children at play: digital resources in home and school contexts
• Chapter 9: Making connections: young children exploring early friendships through play
• Chapter 10: Playful meaning making in music with young children and parents
• Chapter 11: Voices in the park: researching the participation of young children in outdoor play in early years settings
• Chapter 12: Listening to young children: multiple voices, meanings and understandings
• Part II: Practitioners responding to young children’s play and creativity
• Chapter 13: Equality inclusion and the Persona Doll approach
• Chapter 14: Taking the initiative: creative collaborations for family literacy
• Chapter 15: The role of environments and spaces in the pedagogy of Pistoia
• Chapter 16: Mud, glorious mud! Mud kitchens and more
• Chapter 17: ‘Because we like to’: young children’s experiences hiding in their home environment
• Chapter 18: Using digital resources to document young children’s everyday moments
• Chapter 19: Count on play: the importance of play in making sense of mathematics
• Chapter 20: The role of art education in children’s development
• Chapter 21: ‘My leaf is smiling at the whole world’: exploring creativity through learner-led projects
• Chapter 22: If you go down to the woods today: young children learning outdoors
• Chapter 23: You sing, I sing, we both sing, we all sing
• Index