The Primary School as a Playful Space

Theories and Practices in an International Perspective

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Francesca Berti, Simone Seitz

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2025, 464 p. (VII)

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Play is a fundamental experience and an essential environment for peer socialisation among school-age children. Research on play in primary school, though, needs to be developed further. The book tackles the gap in the literature by exploring the connection between play and learning, the impact of playfulness in the learning process, and the role of adults in facilitating these processes. The aim is to stimulate international debate and research into theories, policies and practices relating to play in primary schools. Consisting of five sections, the volume first provides conceptual frameworks for didactic and pedagogical reflection. It then offers insights into various aspects of well-being at school, as well as the many forms of play-based learning, playful learning, narrative play and storytelling. Finally, it proposes examples of good practice at the intersection of theoretical reflection and practice in schools.

Contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. A Playful Frame for Primary Schools
    Francesca Berti, Simone Seitz
  3. Germany and Scotland – Conversations on Playing and Learning in Transition to School
    Ulrike Beate Müller, Aline-Wendy Dunlop, Mareike Pfeiffer
  4. Discovering Spaces for Play in Schools. Exploring the Role of Play in Primary School Education
    Wiebke Lohfeld
  5. “What Game Shall We Play?” Interpreting Theoretical and Practical Insights From Education and Design Classics in Contemporary Contexts
    Franca Zuccoli
  6. More Than Just Learning Games. For a Sound and Effective Pedagogy of Play
    Roberto Farnè
  7. Lifeworld Experiences of Pupils during Play
    Marina Brenner
  8. PALS – Play and Life Skills. Play as an Opportunity for Developing Life Skills
    Wiltrud Weidinger, Doris Kuhn, Corinna Borer, Svetlana Lazic, Alma Tasevska
  9. “I Trust You”. Fostering Social-Emotional Skills of Pre-Service Teachers Through Cooperative Games
    Giovanna Malusà
  10. Playing and Daring in Childhood: Benefits, Limitations and Ethical Challenges in the Practice of Risky Play
    Milena Masseretti
  11. Learning Through Play. The Importance of Play in Childhood and its Implementation in the Learning Process
    Gabriela Moser
  12. Play is Serious Work! Play Didactics for the Development of Life Skills
    Alessandro Barca
  13. Playfully Learning About History Through Objects?
    Bernd Wagner, Klaus-Christian Zehbe
  14. Pushing. Typing. Clicking. Primary School Children Playing with Writing Tools
    Franziska Herrmann, Katharina Egerer
  15. Play and Literacy in Literacy Centres: Language and Literacy Development in a Literacy-Rich Environment
    Sven Nickel
  16. Video Games and New Generations. Analysis of Perceptions, Uses and Consumption Among Children and Young People
    Federica Pelizzari, Michele Marangi
  17. Playing with Language and Possible Worlds on a Field Trip to the Moon – Talking about Wordless Picturebooks in German- and Italian-Speaking Primary Schools
    Jeanette Hoffmann
  18. Picturebooks as Inclusive and Participatory Play Objects in School
    Elisabeth von Leon
  19. Imagining Spaces, Tools, and Activities for Playful Training: The Art of Kamishibai
    Rita Casadei, Sara Baroni, Alessandro Gelmi
  20. Narrative Experiences between Play and Education: A Study on Narrative Learning Through Eudaimonic Design
    Michael Schlauch
  21. Walking Among Trees: Scientific, Naturalistic and Narrative Itineraries. A Playful-Expressive Approach for Citizen Science and the Heritage Curriculum
    Alessandra Landini, Elisabetta Bedogni, Giulia Domenichini, Claudia Reggiani, Alfonso Trillicoso, Tiziana Altiero
  22. Let’s Play Together: Deconstructing Stereotypes in School Games: The Potential of Play for Participation and Inclusion
    Elena Pacetti, Claudia Baiata
  23. Let’s Play! Interweaving All-Day Education and Playfulness in the Italian Context
    Valerio Ferrero
  24. “Pierino Wrote ‘Go Juve’ in the Class Padlet!” Playful Creativity in Managing Digital Tools With Off-Topic or Dysfunctional Contributions From Students
    Leonardo Menegola
  25. Tinkering in Primary School: From Episode to Science Practice
    Stefano Rini, Sara Ricciardi

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