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Inform your teaching using your own play history. Play Stories invites early childhood educators to reflect deeply on their own childhood experiences and adult play and build their understanding o...
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  • 24 December 2024
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Inform your teaching using your own play history. Play Stories invites early childhood educators to reflect deeply on their own childhood experiences and adult play and build their understanding of how their own identities shape their perspectives on children’s play. Katelyn Clark’s model for uncovering and telling play stories is revealed through four educators’ personal play narratives: the Puzzler, the Character, the Explorer, and the Maker. Writing the stories of their own play provides a new platform for educators to understand their play pedagogy from a more holistic perspective and to identify where they playfully shine in their classrooms, thus becoming more invested in the play of their students.
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Price: $24.95
Pages: 128
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Imprint: Redleaf Press
Publication Date: 24 December 2024
Trim Size: 10.00 X 7.00 in
ISBN: 9781605548166
Format: Paperback
BISACs: EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten), EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
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Brilliant! Katelyn Clark's guided exploration into the importance of reflecting on childhood play experiences is a must-read for any educator aiming to create an inclusive and thriving play environment. Play Stories beautifully highlights the importance of revisiting one's own play memories and harnessing that joy and insight to enrich teaching practice.  

Chessa Kenney, MS Ed, Executive Director, AT PLAY: A Community Playspace, Inc. 

Katelyn Clark holds a PhD in Early Childhood from Rutgers University. She has taught in early childhood, elementary, and higher education settings for close to twenty-four years. This book is the culmination of two of her research studies.