How do children make sense of their world? This work adds keen insight into why outdoor play is a significant yet overlooked aspect of young children's development. The author shows how teachers can support self-directed pretend play, and connects theories of play and children's culture.
Author(s): Jane P. Perry
Series: Early Childhood Education 80
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 145
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Outdoor Play......Page 18
A Play Area As An Ecology......Page 20
The Play Yard As A Complex Learning Environment......Page 22
Pretend Play With Peers......Page 25
The Roles Of The Teacher......Page 33
Teacher Profiles......Page 36
The Classroom Teaching Culture......Page 41
Needles......Page 43
Initiation And Negotiaton Phases Of The Episode......Page 44
Enactment Phase Of The Episode......Page 48
Review Of The Episode......Page 55
Making a New Road......Page 59
Initiation And Negotiation Phases Of The Episode......Page 60
Enactment Phase Of The Episode......Page 62
Review Of The Episode......Page 69
“The Dam Is Breaking!”......Page 71
Initiation Phase Of The Episode......Page 72
Enactment Phase Of The Episode......Page 73
Review Of The Episode......Page 82
Two Guys......Page 85
Initiation And Negotiation Phases Of The Episode......Page 86
Enactment Phase Of The Episode......Page 89
Review Of The Episode......Page 96
The Primacy Of The Play Episode......Page 99
Teacher Strategies in the Play Yard......Page 100
Indirect Coordination Of The Ecology......Page 101
Direct Intervention In The Play Episode......Page 109
The Social and Cultural Organization of the Play Yard......Page 121
Play Routines Serving The Peer Culture......Page 122
The Teacher Culture And Expectations For Valued Behavior......Page 131
Conclusion......Page 134
References......Page 136
Index......Page 140
About The Author......Page 145
