Category: Primary (5-11)

P: Pretend play: Promoting positive emotions in children
6 July 2022
Why is pretend play a particularly positive place for children? 假装游戏: 提升儿童的正面情绪

Q: Quality research for quality classroom practice
6 July 2022
How can we ensure that research is accessible and feasible in our classrooms?

S: Social play and its importance – it takes two!
6 July 2022
What skills do children need to play together and how can we help them along the way?

T: Transitions: Play and the transition to school
6 July 2022
How can we use play to support children in their transition to school?

U: Unconventional ideas: What is creativity and how can it be nurtured?
5 July 2022
Why are play researchers interested in creativity?

V: Videos of family play moments support child development
5 July 2022
Are videos of play a helpful way for families to learn about and respond to their children's behaviour?

W: Why we all need play in a crisis
5 July 2022
How can play help us to understand and process thoughts and emotions during times of trauma or crisis?

Y: You and me: Parent child playfulness
5 July 2022
What are some of the everyday ways parents can spend playful time with their children while at home?

Z: Zest! Motivation and playful learning in the classroom
5 July 2022
How can teachers harness children's inner drive to learn?

Play and Self-regulation
5 July 2022
Self-regulation helps a child guide their thoughts, emotions and behaviours to accomplish a goal – how does play support this important area of development?