Children’s Play and The Play Cycle Presented by Lorna Meares Tuesday 3 rd May 2011 1 The Hokey Cokey Club C/o Holmesdale Community Infant School Alma Road,

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Children’s Play and The Play Cycle

Presented by Lorna Meares Tuesday 3rd May 2011

The Hokey Cokey ClubC/o Holmesdale Community Infant School

Alma Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0BYEmail: [email protected] Mob: 07788 422 922 www.thehokeycokeyclub.co.uk

© Copyright Lorna Meares April 2011

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CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Children Playing at Hokey Cokey

As Playworkers our job is to facilitate and protect a child’s

right to play.

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CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Play is innate, natural and personally driven

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‘All children and young people need to play. The impulse to play is innate. Play is a biological, psychological and social necessity, and is fundamental to the healthy development and well being of individuals and communities’

Playwork Principle No. 1

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Playwork Principles

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‘The Playworker's response to children and young people playing is based on a sound up to date knowledge of the play process, and reflective practice’

Playwork Principle No. 6

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Playwork Principles

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PLAY DRIVE (conscious or unconscious

thought)

PLAY CUE (the signal to

play)

PLAY RETURN (response to Play

Cue)

PLAY FRAME (space or process

created)

PLAY FLOW (created by Play Cue

and Return)

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – The Play Cycle

ANNIHILATION (natural end of Play)

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Oh look a big blue box, with a hole in it……I’ll put it on my head….…hey I’m a big , scary tardis!


thought)


play)

PLAY RETURN (response to Play Cue)

PLAY FRAME (space or

process created)

Play Flow (created by Play Cue and Return)

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – The Play Drive

ANNIHILATION (natural end of

Play)

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Hey, look everyone…..I’m a

big, scary Tardis…….Te, he!

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – The Play Cue


thought)


play)

PLAY RETURN (response to Play Cue)

PLAY FRAME (space or

process created)



Play)

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Ah ha! Another blue box…I’ll put it on my head too! Not sure I feel like a big scary tardis though…..maybe just scary!

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – The Play Return

PLAY DRIVE

(conscious or

unconscious

thought)

PLAY CUE

(the signal

to play)

PLAY RETUR

N (respon

se to Play

Cue)PLAY

FRAME (space

or process created

)



Play)

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CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – The Play Frame

PLAY DRIVE

(conscious or

unconscious

thought)

PLAY CUE

(the signal

to play)

PLAY RETUR

N (respon

se to Play

Cue)PLAY

FRAME (space

or process created

)



Play)

Hey… we’ve got blue boxes on

our heads……we are both scary!!

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CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – The Play Flow between Caitlin and Jack

PLAY DRIVE

(conscious or

unconscious

thought)

PLAY CUE

(the signal

to play)

PLAY RETUR

N (respon

se to Play

Cue)PLAY

FRAME (space

or process created

)



Play)

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Play Drive, Play Cue and Play Return – adaptingtheir surroundings – in this case between natureand themselves

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – The Play Annihilation

PLAY DRIVE

(conscious or

unconscious

thought)

PLAY CUE

(the signal

to play)

PLAY RETUR

N (respon

se to Play

Cue)PLAY

FRAME (space

or process created

)



Play)

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Play Frame and Play Flow – mastering andsatisfying their initial Play Drive

PLAY DRIVE

(conscious or

unconscious

thought)

PLAY CUE

(the signal

to play)

PLAY RETUR

N (respon

se to Play

Cue)PLAY

FRAME (space

or process created

)



Play)

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Play Flow and Play Frame

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Play Annihilation – a child’s decision to stop play

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Annihilation

PLAY DRIVE

(conscious or

unconscious

thought)

PLAY CUE

(the signal

to play)

PLAY RETUR

N (respon

se to Play

Cue)PLAY

FRAME (space

or process created

)



Play)

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Play Adulteration – the child’s choice is taken away in this case by nature.

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Adulteration

PLAY DRIVE

(conscious or

unconscious

thought)

PLAY CUE

(the signal

to play)

PLAY RETUR

N (respon

se to Play

Cue)PLAY

FRAME (space

or process created

)



Play)

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CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Dysplay

DysplayDeep upset that their innate drive to play cannot be fulfilled

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CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – The Skilled Playworker

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PLAY DRIVE (conscious

or unconscious thought)

PLAY CUE (the signal

to play)

PLAY RETURN

(response to Play Cue)

PLAY FRAME

(space or process created)


Play)

PLAY FLOW (created by Play Cue and Return)

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Thank you!

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ANNIHILATION

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – Thank you!

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1. Bonel & Linden (2000), Playwork A Guide to Good Practice, Ed 2, Cheltenham, Stanley Thornes

2. Gill, T, www.rethinkingchildhood.com – last accessed 18/04/20113. Gill, T, (2007) No Fear, London, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 4. Sutton-Smith, B (2001), The Ambiguity of Play, U.S.A, Harvard University Press5. Carlisle, R (Ed) (2009), The Play Encyclopaedia of Play in Today’s Society, UK, Sage

Publications6. Else, P (1998), The playground as a therapeutic space: Playwork as healing,

www.ludemos.co.uk – last accessed 15/04/20117. Nuttall, E (2010), The Play Cycle, www.ludemos.co.uk – last accessed 16/04/20118. Playwork Principles (PPSG 2004) www.skillsactive/playwork/principles - last accessed

16/04/20119. Google Images www.google.co.uk 10. All other Images www.thehokeycokeyclub.co.uk

CHILDRENS PLAY AND THE PLAY CYCLE – References

© Copyright Lorna Meares April 2011

http://www.rethinkingchildhood.com/

http://www.ludemos.co.uk/

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