Summary
Contents
Subject index
This extremely practical and child-focused book gives you the tools you need to make sure all the children in your care are included and involved in the play opportunities of your setting.
Inside the Second Edition, new content includes:
Consideration of the early years curricula across the whole of the UK; A new chapter on risk and challenge in play; New case studies; International examples; Full coverage of the Birth to Eight age range; Consideration of inclusive play from a children's rights perspective
A key book for those in practice, and underpinned by sound theory, this book will help you encourage and support inclusive play throughout your setting; it is packed with activities for you to try, ideas for small changes to make that can have a big impact and clear guidance on writing a play policy.
With a focus on appreciating children as individuals, this book is essential for all early years practitioners and those studying early years at any level.
Creative Input, Playful Opportunities
Creative Input, Playful Opportunities
Periodic inputs of creative, stimulating resources and ideas can expand and extend inclusive play by adding to children's play repertoires and acting as catalysts for new ideas and directions. This chapter will look at:
- children's play repertoires
- supporting the earliest stages of exploration and play in very young children
- illustrations of five tried-and-tested ideas:
- sensory environments
- selecting games for the moment
- playing with identity, dressing up, role play and imagination
- dens, hideaways and the importance of nooks and crannies
- improbable art.
Children's Play Repertoires
There are times in inclusive play when children will benefit from additional opportunities that have been chosen with a particular focus in mind, for example:
- to build on the interests of a particular child
- to provide a positive shared experience for ...
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