“Play is the beginning of knowledge.” – George Dorsey

During our school reorganization in the Fall of 2014, I was moved from teaching Grade 8 to teaching Full-Day Kindergarten.  Little did I know it would be the most incredible year of professional development.  I really did learn all (well, lots!) I needed to know in Kindergarten. In this webinar, teachers will discuss:

• how analysing purposeful play of students can provide teachers with insight into student understandings (and misunderstandings) of mathematical concepts beyond the FDK classroom.
• how a “playful” classroom naturally addresses such challenges as inquiry, differentiation, and cross-curricular instruction…all of which are key pedagogical considerations for maximizing student learning.

Audience: Primary

Resources:

• Google Doc that Mary-Kay has created with the list of books discussed at the session on April 7 – https://goo.gl/8khOmA
• What Works? Research into Practice
• Early Math Strategy (2003) CMEC Statement on Play-Based Learning
• The Power of the Number Line The Math in Blocks Edugains – 21^st Century Competencies
• Growing Success Addendum Grand Conversations in Primary Classrooms
• Grand Conversations in Junior Classrooms
• Dweck’s TED Talk Invent to Learn The Hundred Languages
• Invent to Learn
• The Hundred Languages