For Your Binder

This is a valuable collaborative resource created by The National Playing Fields Association, PLAYLINK, The Children's Play Council, Play Wales, Play Scotland, Sutcliffe Play & Playboard Northern Ireland.  At it's core is a shared belief that children need to play and as such, need environments that are suitable for them to do so.  # play # playwork # learning # teaching # outside

A while back - while falling down another rabbit hole in my effort to learn what "panopticon" meant (I heard it at a # playwork conference and didn't know what it meant) -  I stumbled across quite a bit as to how theme parks, specifically the Disney ones, fall into the same category. # playground # play # panopticon 

This pilot study of the Play Cycle Observation Method (PCOM) provides a method to record the process of play as outlined by Sturrock and Else (1998) in the aforementioned Colorado Paper.  # play # playwork

The city has come to realize that it must provide for its children, that they have a right to play as well as to work. NYC Mayor Seth Low, 1903. 

So what happened?  # play # playgrounds # outside # movement # adventureplaygrounds # playwork  Of note, depending on how often you access articles in The New Yorker, you might need to sign up for this one.

Here is a link from the Play Scotland website to a graphic of all of the play types as identified by Bob Hughes! # play # playwork 

This was my first exposure to playwork as a "discipline" and seeing the playground as therapeutic space; as healing.  # playwork # play 

From the author: "I felt like a birdwatcher that had spotted a rare species."  How refreshing!  # play # teaching # learning # adventureplaygrounds # outside # nature # playwork # playgrounds # risk

Data was collected over a five year span.  Anyone wanna take any guesses? Yup! You guessed it! The adventure playground was statistically safer.  # adventureplaygrounds # playgrounds # play # risk # movement # recess # playwork # outside 

A wonderful introduction to playwork as well as some key concepts and phrases. It also provides an overview of the play types as identified by Bob Hughes as well as tons of resources & notes at the end.  It might only be 20 some-odd pages, but for a small little book, it packs a punch!  # playwork # DAP # play # teaching # learning

These are the notes Lisa took from a lecture sponsored by IPA WORLD. Chris Martin shared highlights from his dissertation topic:  Everyday assemblages, affect and agency: children's intra-actions with smart phones in outdoor play. # playwork # conferencenotes # play # tech # technology # environment # outside

These are the notes Lisa took while participating the Twelve Hour - yes you read that right! 12 hours! October 2023 PARS Playwork Conference streaming LIVE from the UK. Learn more about PARS training, resources and conferences here! # playwork # conferencenotes # play

This is one of the most bittersweet pieces I've ever read.  It will break your heart and yet show you how to repair it all at the same time. Read: the pure power of PLAY.  # play # playwork # teaching # learning