Play
This week we playfully explore the last of the four P's of creative learning: Play. We discuss different types of play, provide you opportunities for tinkering, and share strategies to promote a playful approach to learning.
Watch & Read
Playful Learning
In this video, Mitch Resnick discusses different types of play and shares strategies to promote a playful approach to learning.
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.Readings
Learn more about different types of play, tinkering, and supporting different styles of learning and playing.
Lifelong Kindergarten - Chapter 5 (excerpts)
Italiano (Italian) , Português (Portuguese) , 日本語 (Japanese) , Español (Spanish) , Türkçe (Turkish) , العربية (Arabic)
Make & Share
This week we encourage you to take time to tinker with something:
- Choose a material or technology to playfully experiment with
- Describe and share a picture or video of what you were tinkering with
- Reflect on your tinkering process
What were you tinkering with? Did you try anything new or different? What did you notice? What might you want to try next?
Reflect & Discuss
In this week’s video and readings, Mitch uses Marina Bers’ metaphors of “playpen” and “playground” to illustrate that “not all types of play are created equal”.
What do you think? What does play look like in your practice? What are some of the design choices or facilitation strategies that you already use, or you plan to use, to promote a playground-style play?
LCL Chat
Video calls with the LCL team and the rest of the community
Session 1 - Friday 10:00-11:00 AM (Boston time)
Session 2 - Friday 04:00-05:00 PM (Boston time)
Discussion topics
When was one time you have been tinkering or approaching a project with a playful attitude?
What helped you take and keep a playful attitude? How do you help others learn through playing?
You will receive the zoom link in the weekly email.
WeScratch
Learn how to create with Scratch in a collaborative and playful environment
Wednesday 1:00-2:30 PM (Boston time)
Activity: Sprite Art
Create colorful drawings or mesmerizing animations using sprites.
You will receive the zoom link in the weekly email.
Want More to Explore?
Conversation with Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich
Mitch, Karen, and Mike discuss the tinkering process, how people learn through tinkering, and share strategies for facilitating playful learning experiences.
Subtitles are available in multiple languages.It Looks Like Fun, But Are They Learning?
Mike Petrich, Karen Wilkinson, & Bronwyn Bevan (2013), in Design, Make, Play
Português (Portuguese) , العربية (Arabic)
Designing for Tinkerability
Mitchel Resnick & Eric Rosenbaum (2013), in Design, Make, Play
Edith Ackermann’s Pedagogical Perspective on Tinkering & Making
Epistemological Pluralism
Sherry Turkle & Seymour Papert (1990), Signs
Offline Materials
You can get this week’s videos, subtitles, and readings in a single zip file for offline use.