基本説明
Examines the free play of children in middle childhood, exploring their actual play activities in the school playground.
Full Description
This book examines the free play of children in middle childhood, exploring their actual play activities in the school playground. It counters the widespread concern about the supposed decline in children's play with fresh evidence from Australia, Canada, France, Israel and Britain of the vibrancy, creativity and variety of free play activities, particularly in the school playground. The detailed case studies discuss the many aspects of children's play traditions, including the use of playground space, the ways in which children learn and adapt games and rhymes in multicultural and monocultural settings, children's creative and subversive use of mass media items, and gendered dimensions of play. Emphasis is on children's own perceptions, the importance of free play at a time when it is increasingly under threat, and the benefits that an informed appreciation of contemporary children's play can bring to teaching, the management of school playtime, and intercultural and intergenerational understanding.
Contents
Foreword by Iona Opie
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part one: Today's play: adult and child perspectives
Three myths about children's folklore
The ins and outs of school playground play
children's use of 'play places'
Part two: Creativity, continuity and variety in contemporary play traditions
Counting in and counting out
who knows what in the playground
It's not all black or white
the influence of the media, the classroom and immigrant groups on children's playground singing games
'We like singing the Spice Girl songs.. and we like "tig" and "stuck in the mud"'
girls' traditional games on two playgrounds
The saga of Susie
the dynamics of an international handclapping game
Part three: Widening perspectives: the possibilities of play
Rhythm, repetition and rhetoric
learning language in the school playground
From hopscotch to Siji
generations at play in a cross-cultural setting
'Our dreams in action'
spirituality and children's play today
Conclusion
the important of play for today
Bibliography
Index.
