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Introduction

What is a play invitation?

Why are invitations to play important?

Where do I begin with play invitations?

Play Urges

Big Play Ideas

Brainstorming and choosing materials

Setting up the invitation and observing

What will you do on Monday?

Objective: Participants will be able to explain the value of play invitations and how to provide meaningful experiences to support infant/child/youth development and learning. (CKC 4.3, APL 1.1)

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Take a quick glance at Pinterest, and it may seem like there’s a “recipe” for creating play invitations. You may see all the ingredients, and think that all you need to do is gather and arrange them, just like a cooking recipe promises a predetermined outcome from a set of ingredients prepared a certain way.

There is NO recipe for play invitations, though. In fact, the process of designing play invitations is more like learning an art form.  It is more than creating a pretty display of toys for the children and requires understanding of your children’s play motivations.

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An invitation to play or provocation is a way of setting up your child's play session and inviting them in to new and different ways to trigger their interest and open new directions of play.

Invitations: invite children to deepen their own motivation in play (supporting what they already do)

Provocations: Invite children into NEW motivations in play (scaffolding)

We are not here to shape children's play, we are her to support it

Play is a process and children are in control of it

Our role is to observe and witness children's play and then offer ways to further support it (Invitations) and scaffold it (provocations).

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Play that is initiated by children (with little adult instruction), encourages new ideas and expands their ability to explore and be in control of their learning. Their play resources and choosing how to play with them inspires them to have first-hand experiences.

Children given the opportunity to make their own choices, learn independence for life-long learning.

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1. Choose an area to observe

2. Observe play urges

3. Observe big play ideas

4. Brainstorm and select materials

5. Set up the invitation and observe

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2. Observing children's motivation in play

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2. Observing children's motivation in play

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Play Schema are the motivation for the children’s play.

These are physical actions that the children are driven to take

Patterns of Repeated Actions

Learning through schema requires repetition

When observing with the intention of finding schema you want to look for what behaviors or actions the children are repeating during their play in that area and others.

https://www.wonderleague.community/c/course-mastering-play-invitations/

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Big play ideas are the conversations the children have around play

Listen to what the children are repeatedly talking about during play

https://www.wonderleague.community/c/course-mastering-play-invitations/

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Mastering Play Invitations _ Wonder League - Google Chrome 2023-02-27 12-04-32.mp4

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Our play invitation is how we test our theories about what we think will support play

We don’t really know until we see the children engage with the materials

Brainstorm what materials might support the play schema and big play ideas.

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Brainstorm as a group

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Pick just two or three materials to introduce in the area.

These materials will be NEW to that area. (they could come from another area but are new to this area.)

Let the materials do the talking.

Keep it simple. Simple is highly effective!

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1. Choose an area to observe

2. Observe play urges

3. Observe big play ideas

4. Brainstorm and select materials

5. Set up the invitation and observe

https://www.wonderleague.community/c/course-mastering-play-invitations/

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Creative Art

watercolors and droppers (JG)

Dramatic Play

Taco Stand Prop Box (BV)

Pizza Shop Prop Box (BV)

Loose Parts for filling and emptying Schema

Buckets

Scoops

Small dump trucks

Cheerios

Science

Cloud Spotters (JG)

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What area are you going to observe?

Who will be observing it?

When will you observe it?
What will that look like?

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https://wunderled.com/how-to-create-highly-effective-play-invitations-a-step-by-step-guide/

https://thisplayfulhome.com/invitation-to-play/

https://gracevillage.com.au/invitations-to-play/#:~:text=What%20is%20an%20invitation%20to,open%20new%20directions%20of%20play.

https://extension.psu.edu/programs/betterkidcare/early-care/tip-pages/all/loose-parts-what-does-this-mean#:~:text=Loose%20parts%20are%20materials%20that,that%20are%20considered%20loose%20parts.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/schemas-behaviour-understanding-rather-than-managing-jenna-close?trk=pulse-article_more-articles_related-content-card

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Schemas: Behaviour understanding rather than behaviour managing.

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This is a good resource to keep with you and utilize when your are reviewing your observation to look for those repeated actions and what they might be telling you.

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You Searched For Loose Parts Schema | Playvolution HQ

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Creating & Curating Collections Of Early Learning Resources

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Transporting Schema Treasure Basket Ideas

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Orientation Schema Treasure Basket Ideas

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Positioning Schema Treasure Basket Ideas

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Transforming Schema Treasure Basket Ideas