2 Day Online Workshop + 3x Online Q&A follow up sessions

The Learn To Play Approach for Kindergarten Teachers is designed to support teachers in developing a deeper understanding of pretend play, how it develops, and why pretend play is important for literacy, narrative understanding, social competence, and self-regulation. The Pretend Play Checklist for Teachers (PPC-T) Manual and Pack of Assessment Scoring Forms are covered in the cost of the workshop and will be posted to all registrants prior to the workshop. The Manual provides in depth information on the development of pretend play, how to score and how to interpret. The Assessment Scoring Form is for the teacher to score each child’s play ability. For convenience it has a brief summary of the play skills by level and space for scoring the play skills. There is also space for comments.

The 3x Online Q&A follow up sessions (1.5hrs per session) begin approximately three weeks from the date of the 2 Day Online Workshop. These sessions are designed to consolidate the information covered in the workshop, allowing for educators who have begun implementing the Learn To Play Approach in their Kindergarten to ask questions.

First Q&A follow up session: Understanding assessment – exploring the PPCT further

2:00pm – 3:30pm, Thursday 2 May, 2024

Second Q&A follow up Session: Supporting self-regulation through play

2:00pm – 3:30pm, Thursday 9 May, 2024

Third Q&A follow up session: Building social competence

2:00pm – 3:30pm, Thursday 30 May, 2024

*Start and end times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra, UTC+10:00