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Blogs | Playful Learning

Agency in Storytelling: Dialogue in Wordless Picture Books

Early Childhood -ECII 5 year olds

Literacy, Playful Learning

Early Childhood Education – ECII 5 year olds During the Winter quarter, I have had the opportunity to observe and …
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Diving into Storytelling: A Creative and Theatrical Approach to Literacy

Literacy, Playful Learning

Early Childhood Education – 5 year olds Image 1. Students lining up in front of the classroom to provide tickets …
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How Art Transforms Learning at the UCLA Lab School

Primary Classroom 8-10

Playful Learning

Take a walk through the UCLA Lab School at the culmination of this school year and you will be transported …
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Worldbuilders and Storytellers: A Creative Play-Based Approach for Literacy Learning

Playful Learning

Magical Green Forest–a world where rivers and flowers have magical healing properties; Death Water Rainforest Shell Planet — a magnificent …
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Inventive Problem Solving in a Playful Math Classroom

Upper I: 10-11 year olds

Playful Learning

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious …
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