https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro Notes on action research and play based learning en-us 2019-09-10 21:41:05 UTC 2025-11-14 12:48:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f33b.png epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384369967 My four, five, and six year old students are required to learn and do so much.  As requirements and standards change and kindergarten teachers feel more and more pressure, the time for play has diminished.  I want to research developmentally appropriate learning and the importance of play in kindergarten.]]> 2019-09-15 20:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384369967 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384393584 DAP with Kindergartners.  Retrieved from https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/dap-kindergartners]]> 2019-09-15 23:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384393584 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384393912 2019-09-15 23:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384393912 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384394294 Annual Report on the KRA (2018).  Retrieved from http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Early-Learning/Kindergarten/Ohios-Kindergarten-Readiness-Assessment/2018-KRA-Report.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US  ]]> 2019-09-15 23:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384394294 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384992036 2019-09-16 23:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384992036 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384992108 Possible reference books]]> 2019-09-16 23:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/384992108 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385631773 Deirdre Tate is a prep, or preschool, teacher. In this article, Tate explains the importance of play in early childhood education and its impact on motivation and feelings toward learning in the later years. Tate further explains, "By recognizing the importance of focusing on the whole child and providing the optimal learning environment for this particular stage of development transition becomes less of a concern and children are set up for success" (2015, p. 11).]]> 2019-09-17 22:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385631773 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385633042 The authors of this article present a study on the effects of executive function and fine motor skills on kindergarten achievement.  The authors explain "Many kindergarteners struggle to master the foundational behaviors that enable them to successfully engage in classroom learning" (Cameron et al., 2012, p. 1229). Data was gathered from parent surveys, home visits, and school assessments. Student growth was monitored from the fall to the spring and indicate that executive function and fine motor skills impact beginning of year achievement scores as well as overall growth from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.   ]]> 2019-09-17 22:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385633042 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385633596 This action research article details the changes students face in the transition from preschool and kindergarten to primary and intermediate grades and the affects they can have on their long-term achievement and success. Lee and Goh wanted to address specific problems students face during the transition from kindergarten to primary school. They interviewed former students and their parents, and parents of current students. The main concerns were the ability of students to get their own lunches, transitioning from informal to more formal learning environments, and coping with learning expectations. Lee and Goh planned play and inquiry based stations and activities to address each of the areas of concern. Parents and teachers all shared feedback that students felt less apprehensive and were more prepared for the transition. ]]> 2019-09-17 22:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385633596 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385633598 In this article, Kinzer, Gerhardt, and Coca explain the importance of blocks as "thinking tools" in kindergarten classrooms (2016). "Historically, blocks have been an integral part of kindergarten classrooms as resources for play, instruction, and learning. However, as academic seat-time in kindergarten to address literacy and numeracy standards and carry out the required assessments has increased, the result has been fewer opportunities for children to develop visual, spatial, and fine motor skills by using blocks as mathematics thinking tools" (Kinzer, Gerhardt, & Coca, 2016, p. 389). The authors share different block activities with accompanying learning goals and explain the importance of asking questions as students work with blocks to promote critical thinking and reasoning.]]> 2019-09-17 22:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385633598 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385634455 In this article, Pyle, Prioletta, and Poliszczuk explain the importance of developmentally appropriate learning and implementing play for literacy development. The authors found that teacher perspectives on play in the classroom affected their classroom environments and their students tendency to demonstrate literacy behaviors in contexts other than literacy centers. Pyle, Prioletta, and Poliszczuk explain "Whle these consciously created environments promoted literacy skill integration, the embedded nature of play and literacy in these classrooms meant that students also took the initiative to transition reading and writing materials into other centers as a way of extending their play from the literacy rich environments" (2018, p. 125).]]> 2019-09-17 22:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385634455 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385635035 This article describes a study completed to examine techniques for assessing in play-based classrooms and how assessment differs based on teacher views of the importance of play in student learning.  Pyle and DeLuca based their research on three questions: 1.  What do teachers believe students learn through play?
2. What learning do teachers assess in play-based kindergarten contexts?
3. What tools do teachers use to assess learning in play-based kindergarten contexts?
(2017, p. 457). Through surveys and interviews, Pyle and DeLuca found that 42% of teachers believe play-based learning impacts the development of personal and social skills. 50% of teachers also believe play impacts development of academic skills. Many teachers in the study expressed concern with the difficulty of assessing during play because it can be "chaotic" buy agreed with the importance of asking students questions while they play and giving them opportunities to show and explain what they learn. ]]> 2019-09-17 23:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385635035 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385635449 2019-09-17 23:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385635449 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385636088 This article was written by an early childhood professional, Lisa Wood.  She feels strongly about the importance of play in kindergarten through third grade classrooms and  spent her early years as a teacher advocating for it.  Wood explains "Like a game of tug-of-war, some teachers feel torn between honoring their philosophical grounding in developmentally appropriate practice and play and meeting mandates, closing the learning gap, and demonstrating accountability to administrators and the public at large" (2014, p. 50).  Wood also shares Stuart Brown's Properties of Play (2014): 
1. Apparently purposeless
2. Voluntary
3. inherent attraction
4. Freedom from time
5. Diminished consciousness of self
6. Improvisation potential
7. Continuation desire]]> 2019-09-17 23:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385636088 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385636807 The author of this article is a preschool, or prep teacher.  Broadbent explains play-based pedagogy as "...giving children opportunities to make choices, direct their own learning and participate in collaborative decision-making processes" (2015, p. 33).  She suggests that teachers make play a part of their days, not to think of it as something extra, and provide opportunities for play based on student interests and questions as they relate to curriculum.]]> 2019-09-17 23:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385636807 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385637401 The author of this article explains a problem she faces in her early childhood classroom; intentional teaching versus play-based learning, and the struggle to separate the two.  Edwards describes three types of play.  The first type of play is called open-ended play, or free play.  The second type of play is modeled play, or structured play.  The final type of play is purposefully-framed play, or adult-directed.  The three types of play are on a continuum from adult directed to child directed.  She explains that each of the types of play is of equal importance and should be used together to support learning.  ]]> 2019-09-17 23:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385637401 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385637927 This article addresses recent changes in early childhood education because of trends in education in general. The trends include changes in classroom demographics, curriculum and instruction, and positive and negative outcomes of an increased focus on accountability. These changes create a need for more funding for public preschools and professional development that helps teachers build "...a stronger foundation in child development, deeper knowledge of risk, resiliency and protective factors, more encompassing clinical experiences, and pedagogical practice facilitating scientific inquiry alongside creative and artistic expression" (Haslip & Gullo, 2018, p. 263).]]> 2019-09-17 23:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385637927 epetitje https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385677552 How can play improve fine motor skills?
What are the long term affects of play-based learning on future achievement?]]> 2019-09-18 01:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/epetitje/x3ijcac65vro/wish/385677552