Free course on teaching through play in which you will understand how children can learn by playing. Likewise, you will understand how you can use it to develop their social and collaboration skills in the classroom.
You will explore play-based activities that allow children to relate, communicate, and work together as a team. During the course, examples of how children play to develop collaboration and social learning skills will be shown. They include different aspects such as belonging, dialogue, and risk-taking.
The LEGO Foundation (see free LEGO courses ) develops this course to promote social learning thanks to the experience of teachers specialized in child development.
Who is this course on teaching through play aimed at?
The course is designed for teachers and educators who work with children between 4 and 12 years old. Also for those who are dedicated to any field of education and even for parents. In short, for those who want to discover the benefits of development and learning through play.
To take the course it is not required to have prior knowledge of the topics to be covered. What you will need is a computer with a stable Internet connection to access all online content.
It is only available in English, so to make the most of it it is advisable to have an intermediate level of this language ( see free English courses ).
What will you learn in this course about teaching through play?
The LEGO Foundation wants to help build a better future. To do this, it develops programs like this one in which it gets involved in the development of the little ones. In this case, it has the collaboration of 3 teachers.
Stuart Mc Alpine is an expert in program design and school leadership and leads the LEGO Foundation’s play schools. Anita Le Tissier is a Scottish teacher specializing in early childhood education and passionate about learning with games. Finally, Jan Christensen specializes in online training at the University of Southern Denmark and collaborates with the LEGO Foundation.
- Week 1: The game matters.
- Week 2: Collaboration skills.
- Week 3: Social skills.
Access to the course on teaching through play
Access the course on teaching through play by following the link above. There you can sign up and take this program completely free of charge.
The LEGO Foundation is offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade. This way you can experience all the benefits of studying online for free. To do this, they offer you:
- Unlimited access to this course.
- Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews, and quizzes.
- A Certificate of Achievement in PDF that demonstrates your training and completion of the course.
