Children behavior
Introduction (about 300 words)
Set out your intentions for the TMA. Briefly summarise your understanding of the nature and value of play, creativity and creative practice in school with reference to the module materials. Describe briefly the audio-visual sequence and activities you will be discussing.
2 The importance of play in learning (about 1000 words)
Answer the following questions by discussing either your own chosen activity from school or your chosen audio-visual sequence:
What does playful activity bring to the curriculum and to school life more widely?
In what ways does it enhance learning?
For your chosen example you should: explain what happened in the activity in school (or what is shown to happen in the audio-visual sequence) and how it demonstrates play in action discuss the contribution of the learning environment in enhancing and enabling play consider whether there are or were any ways in which playfulness is or was controlled or reduced explain how you consider the session is or was enhanced by the play element discuss how the activity might be changed to allow for more playfulness.
There is much evidence to show that play supports effective learning. Conclude this section of your TMA with a paragraph of approximately 200 words discussing what practitioners can do to ensure play is embedded in curriculum activities.
You should refer to the concepts and theories you have studied in the module materials to support the points you make throughout this section.
3 The importance of creativity in school (about 1000 words)
We would like you to answer the following questions by discussing either your own chosen activity from school or your chosen audio-visual sequence:
What does creativity bring to the curriculum and to school life more widely?
In what ways does it enhance learning?
In your chosen example you should: explain what happened in the activity in school (or what is shown to happen in the audio-visual sequence) and how it
Set out your intentions for the TMA. Briefly summarise your understanding of the nature and value of play, creativity and creative practice in school with reference to the module materials. Describe briefly the audio-visual sequence and activities you will be discussing.
2 The importance of play in learning (about 1000 words)
Answer the following questions by discussing either your own chosen activity from school or your chosen audio-visual sequence:
What does playful activity bring to the curriculum and to school life more widely?
In what ways does it enhance learning?
For your chosen example you should: explain what happened in the activity in school (or what is shown to happen in the audio-visual sequence) and how it demonstrates play in action discuss the contribution of the learning environment in enhancing and enabling play consider whether there are or were any ways in which playfulness is or was controlled or reduced explain how you consider the session is or was enhanced by the play element discuss how the activity might be changed to allow for more playfulness.
There is much evidence to show that play supports effective learning. Conclude this section of your TMA with a paragraph of approximately 200 words discussing what practitioners can do to ensure play is embedded in curriculum activities.
You should refer to the concepts and theories you have studied in the module materials to support the points you make throughout this section.
3 The importance of creativity in school (about 1000 words)
We would like you to answer the following questions by discussing either your own chosen activity from school or your chosen audio-visual sequence:
What does creativity bring to the curriculum and to school life more widely?
In what ways does it enhance learning?
In your chosen example you should: explain what happened in the activity in school (or what is shown to happen in the audio-visual sequence) and how it