Incorporating Play Based Learning

Overview and Purpose

Kids playing outside

The purpose of this course is to educate and provide resources to teachers who are interested in play-based learning. In this course you will learn about what exactly play-based learning is, how it can benefit your classroom, and how to implement it into your everyday instruction. My goal is for learners in this course to have an understanding of play-based learning and feel confident in implementing play-based learning into their classroom.

This course is a fully online course that is meant to teach educators about play-based learning and how to incorporate it into their classrooms. You may engage in this course at your own leisure and have the ability to revisit areas of this course as often as you see fit. The course is designed to give you as the learner time to reflect on your own thoughts and how the information fits into your own classroom setting.

Needs Assessment

Play based learning is an incredible educational opportunity for teachers to utilize in their classrooms. Play-based learning is an opportunity to present knowledge to students through the world of play. This can be extremely beneficial because it will be engaging for students and allows for them to make real world and personal connections to content during the process of hands on learning.

Performance Objectives

-Learner will gain an understanding of what play-based learning is.

-Learner will be given strategies and resources on how to incorporate play-based learning into your classroom.

-Learner will learn the positives about utilizing play-based learning in your classroom.

-Learner will learn about the long-term effects of play-based learning.

-Learner will know the misconceptions surrounding play-based learning, along with the challenges that come with play-based learning, but also how to handle these challenges..

Course Units

Unit 1: What is play-based learning?

Introduction into what play-based learning is.

Unit 2: Positives about utilizing play-based learning in your classroom.

The benefits of utilizing play based learning in a classroom setting.

Unit 3: Long-term effects of play-based learning and misconceptions surrounding play-based learning.

How play-based learning can impact student learning long-term.

Unit 4: Strategies and resources on how to incorporate play-based learning into the classroom.

Ways to implement play-based learning into instruction effectively.

Unit 5: Conclusion.

A reflection of all of the content covered in the course and how it relates to you and your specific classroom.