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extrabees's review
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I really enjoyed the last section about play in education and the politics of play, however I found the activities every few pages really disrupted the flow of reading.
kuprina's review
3.0
Enjoyed the beginning of the book where focus was on puns, word play and overall imagination play
steffiingrem's review
3.0
I really wanted to love this book - I have a degree in Early Childhood Studies, work in nurseries (and have done for years), and have a 3 year old, and so have an interest and working knowledge of ‘play’… I just struggled to fully engage with it!
Every few pages had a game or playful activity, and actually, I found it interfered with the flow of my reading (which is a first world problem, sure!), I feel they could almost have been placed at the beginning/end of chapters!
I did like the dive into the history of play, as we don’t often study that; and the way that artists and sculptors play differently to writers and poets.
It touched on the problem with play in education at the end, and I almost wish we looked at it further in depth, but also appreciate that that is probably a book of its own! We focus so much on play being vital for the under 5’s nowadays in their learning and development, but we never think to extend it further to children, tweens, teens, adults!
I did like this book, maybe I’ll come back to it another time and try again!
Every few pages had a game or playful activity, and actually, I found it interfered with the flow of my reading (which is a first world problem, sure!), I feel they could almost have been placed at the beginning/end of chapters!
I did like the dive into the history of play, as we don’t often study that; and the way that artists and sculptors play differently to writers and poets.
It touched on the problem with play in education at the end, and I almost wish we looked at it further in depth, but also appreciate that that is probably a book of its own! We focus so much on play being vital for the under 5’s nowadays in their learning and development, but we never think to extend it further to children, tweens, teens, adults!
I did like this book, maybe I’ll come back to it another time and try again!
adriannafurtado's review
4.0
Couldn't recommend this book enough!!! Easy read for all abilities - Enlightening in a sense that it motivates you to process everything differently, I am fairly well versed in this subject matter so its familiarity kept me engaged. I enjoyed the activity breaks throughout.
madhamster's review
4.0
Gives pause for thought, including ways to incorporate and encourage play in my work - among the grownups and kids.
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