One day I was walking out to recess duty and saw an awesome teacher- we talked about how there were so many opportunities at recess that we had failed to utilize.
Primary educators understand the value of environmental print. Gifted Education Teachers understand that connecting learning to the real world, to movement, to cross curricular connections deepens learning.
So what could we do better? George Couros (a educational reformer and thought leader) says,
"We must be willing to look with fresh eyes at what we do and ask, 'Is there a better way?"
So- is there a better way to design school play?
What does your particular student population struggle with? Multiplication? Geography? Science?
What if you created a way to enhance their experiences through a small changes in your play spaces?
Environmental print- putting a decal on your slide that says, "Inclined Plane"...
Creating a student team to design new games (Think Hunger Games but much safer) that emphasize the skills needed. For example- they can have a basket ball game where points are multiplied and each quarter the number gets higher? 1st Quarter x2, 2nd x 4, 3rd x 5, 4th x 6...
If kids could jump around the world and land on capitals- or play Mancala like they do in Africa where there are actually holes in the dirt and rocks used to play.
The point is- the innovations on our play spaces are limitless- because everyone reading this has unique contexts and needs to address. It is what makes our work fun- we learn from each other!
So I am using the Launch process by Spencer and Juliani- spiced up with a little of Snyder's Hope Theory and a touch of the Knoster Model.
Mu hope is that by the end of our session- each participant will walk out with a plan they are excited about.
Link https://sites.google.com/view/makerrecess/home
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