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Connecting Play and Learning with Kym Scott
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CONTEXT / BACKGROUND
Within Head of Muir Primary School and ELCC we are developing a play based approach in the Early Years and First Level. As part of these developments in pedagogy we have undertaken CLPL through University of Edinburgh's Froebel Certificate and with both Deirdre Grogan, Anna Ephgrave and Kym Scott. In August 2021 we will be moving our ELCC to a newly refurbished part of our main school building and converting our old ELCC space into a new play based Primary 1 classroom with extended gardens. Our Primary 1 and Primary 2 teachers saw a gap in how numeracy was explored through play and undertook an inquiry based approach to developing this with the support of Kym Scott.
WHAT WE DID
Three teachers in Primary 1 and Primary 2 worked together to:
- Extend their knowledge of how to support and provide for differing levels of maths through play.
- Find ways to develop numerical skills through mark making and play.
- Explore means of documenting maths progression through play.
HOW WE DID IT
Positive changes that developed within classrooms in the teachers' approaches to numeracy and play.
•Improved maths areas by providing opportunities
for mark making, problem solving, reasoning, interaction using mathematical language.
•Conscious incorporation of maths into most areas of play both through the resources and displays. For example block play (measuring instruments, paper, clipboards), role play, craft table etc.
•A bank of real life objects e.g.pine cones, pasta, pebbles, buttons were provided for the children to support spontaneous counting, adding/subtraction, sorting etc.
IMPACT / OUTCOMES
From the staff:
- We have developed a better understanding of the impact of numeracy through play.
- Consultations with the children helped support their learning.
- Improved engagement and confidence in numeracy through play.
Next steps:
- Develop a time effective way of documenting observations. Continue to use observations to develop play and inform next steps.
- Continue to add to the range of resources already in place.
- Continue to find opportunities for mark making both indoors and outdoors.
- Utilising pedagogy learned when developing new spaces within the school (P1/2 expansion).
- Continue to develop and evaluate the role of the adult within play.
- Continue to self reflect on practice.
FEEDBACK
“I love to subtract with the stones. It helps me to solve problems quickly”
From the children:
“I like counting to 10 with the gems. I use them to count in 2s…..2,4,6,8,10!”
“I like how I can make symmetrical butterflies with the paint.”
“ I like how we never run out of things to play with. We need to work on our tidying skills though!”
“I’ve got better at maths because I practise. I like maths, it is fun.”
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Head of Muir Primary School, Haypark Road, Denny, UK
CONTACT PERSON
Fiona Anderson
CONTACT EMAIL
fiona.anderson@falkirk.gov.uk
