Bad Hands and Big Black Dots: Dissensual Politics in the Kindergarten Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
Hayon Park
Keyword(s):  
Kindergarten Classroom

scholarly journals The Use of Play and Inquiry in a Kindergarten Drama Centre: A Teacher’s Critical Reflection

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Hope-Southcott
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Kindergarten Classroom ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Children's Development ◽  
Successes And Challenges ◽  
Children’S Development

The kindergarten drama centre is a place where children recreate familiar play scenarios, explore new ideas and feelings, and engage deeply in learning (Schwartz & Copeland, 2010). Miller and Almon (2009) suggest that play is crucial to children’s development. However, play is often contested as parents question its relevance atschool (Ashiabi, 2007) and schools focus on academic achievementand readiness (Bodrova & Leong, 2003; Miller & Almon, 2009). Thispaper explores the author’s learning through reflecting on the successes and challenges of a bakery centre createdin her kindergarten classroom. The bakery became an excellent vehicle for strengthening students’ literacy and motor skills through play, but the impact varied greatly across students in the class. Further, assessment and planning enhancements to the bakery were significantly restricted by constraints on the time and attention the author could devote to them due to the dynamic classroom environment. The bakery also led to a rethinking of the learning agenda in the classroom.

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