Global Play Day ~ 2017

Today, my class participated in Global School Play Day! 

Thank you to the Bedley Brothers and Twitter for introducing me to this project! The power of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) triumphs again!

I was heavily influence to participate in #GSPD after listening to this eye opening presentation: 

The Decline of Play TED Talk from psychologist Peter Gray. 

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On Monday, I emailed parents, shared "The Decline of Play" video, and asked for games to be brought in for our #GSPD event. On Wednesday, we had a full day of play!

The sessions were sensational!

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First, we talked about the rules. 

There would only be ☝, the Golden Rule.

In the morning, we joined our young Journeys buddies for some play! They were having a super hero party! Check out the fabulous Ms. Regina in her super hero outfit! 

Photos by Mrs. Yollis 

There were many powerful super heroes in the room!

Board games were popular! 

The referees call field goal!

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots was a real crowd pleaser! 

After a great session, we headed back to our 

classroom for more play!

Towers were built, yet needed more engineering! 

Board games brought big smiles! 

 Students played Scrabble! 

Origami was available! 

Many were drawn to the magnets! 

This was a fun game. What was the name of this

 game? What was the object of the game? 

Some students went outside to play! 

Global School Play Day was jumpin' today! @GSPlayDay #gspd2017 @chaparralcubs #lvusd pic.twitter.com/uNGnNAsrgk

— Linda Yollis (@lindayollis) February 2, 2017

What is your opinion of Global School Play Day? 

Would you recommend it? 

Support your opinion with some examples. 

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Student Blogging Challenge :: Playing Outdoors!

We are participating in the Edublog Student Blogging Challenge. For WEEK 4, we were asked to be one of several international groups who will share a topic of choice on their blogs. We can't wait to connect and learn about a variety of topics from a plethora of bloggers! 

Our topic of choice? 

PLAY!  

Playing outside is a wonderful way to stay healthy and have fun! 

It is FALL here in the northern hemisphere, but the mild southern California climate makes for enjoyable outdoor fun! We play a lot of pleasurable games during recess and here are three we'd like to share.

Sour Apple

Down By the Banks


Although this silly "Down By the Banks" chant was filmed indoors, it is often played in the shade of a tree out on the grass. 

Bamboo

If you value play, consider joining the Global School Play Day in February. No electronics at school, just unstructured play.  We participated in 2016 and 2015 and will join the global group again on February 1, 2017. Sign up your class and learn more about it by following the Twitter hashtag #gspd.

What are some games that you play during your recess?

Is is fall or spring where you live? How does weather affect what you play? 

Please share a comment about a game or two you like to play. 

Better yet, share a blog post about ways you play at your school and leave us a link. We promise to leave a quality comment! 

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Global Play Day ☼ 2016

Today, my class participated in Global School Play Day! 

Thank you to the Bedley Brothers and Twitter for introducing me to this project!  The power of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) triumphs again!

I was heavily influence to participate in #GSPD after listening to this eye opening presentation: 

The Decline of Play TED Talk from psychologist Peter Gray. 

☼     ☼     ☼     ☼     ☼

On Monday, I emailed parents, shared "The Decline of Play" video, and asked for games to be brought in for our #GSPD event. On Wednesday, we had a few curricular blocks, but we were able to have two solid play sessions. 

The sessions were sensational!

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First, we talked about the rules. 

There would only be ☝, the Golden Rule.

Let's play!

This was a funny Twister game! 

Jenga!

As these students were setting up the game, they used the commutative property. See it? 

Even putting this game away was fun!

Let's play Hedbanz! 

Working the loom! 

What do you notice about this game? 

How do you play? 

Look at super cool creation on her head! 

Very creative!

Learning all about the Rubix Cube! 

A fun card game played on the Twister mat! 

Dominoes, rain forest style!

It was fun to play with our Journeys buddies! They are only five years old.  

What is your opinion of Global School Play Day?

Would you recommend it?

Convince me!

Your homework was to play. What did you do with your time?

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