{"id":154,"date":"2019-07-21T15:59:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T15:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/?p=154"},"modified":"2019-08-05T09:20:36","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T09:20:36","slug":"why-playful-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/2019\/07\/21\/why-playful-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Playful Learning?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know playful learning works, but struggling to find the words to explain the approach to colleagues? Here&#8217;s a starter to 10 to help you &#8211; let us know what you think in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Playful-kittens-Polka-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"Music score labelled 'Playful Kittens'\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Playful-kittens-Polka-300x229.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Playful-kittens-Polka.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Safe Failure<\/strong> Play enables the creation of safe learning communities and activities in which learners can take risks, fail, learn from that failure, and build resilience.<br><\/li><li><strong>Explore Possibilities<\/strong> Play supports creativity by enabling learners to inhabit other spaces, use their imaginations and explore new possibilities, identities and ways of being in the world.<br><\/li><li><strong>Collaborative Ideas <\/strong>Play breaks down barriers, it gets learners to collaborate and work together and this helps productivity and creativity.<br><\/li><li><strong>Empowerment Play<\/strong> gives learners agency to test, and decide, on their own direction and approach to  learning.<br><\/li><li><strong>Memorable Learning<\/strong> Playful approaches can make content more \u2018sticky\u2019 and easier to remember. This leads to an improved student experience by enacting innovative and active pedagogies.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know playful learning works, but struggling to find the words to explain the approach to colleagues? Here&#8217;s a starter to 10 to help you &#8211; let us know what you think in the comments. Safe Failure Play enables the creation of safe learning communities and activities in which learners can take risks, fail, learn &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/2019\/07\/21\/why-playful-learning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why Playful Learning?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160,"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions\/160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pla.playthinklearn.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}