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Product Identifiers

PublisherTemple University Press

ISBN-101439910944

ISBN-139781439910948

eBay Product ID (ePID)167577336

Product Key Features

Number of Pages202 Pages

Publication NameArt of Play : Recess and the Practice of Invention

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEducational Policy & Reform / General, Urban, Developmental / Child, Arts in Education, Teaching Methods & Materials / General

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

AuthorAnna Beresin

Subject AreaEducation, Psychology

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight10 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal371.242

Table Of ContentIntroduction Part I: Erasing Children's Expressivity Chapter 1 * "We Don't Have It" Chapter 2 * Before and After Part II: Master Players Interlude A Chapter 3 * Chalk Interlude B Chapter 4 * Ball Interlude C Chapter 5 * Rope Interlude D Part III: Balancing Acts Chapter 6 * "We Invented It"/"We Taught Them" Chapter 7 * The Paintlore of Children Chapter 8 * Art Advocacy/Play Advocacy Conclusion: The Practice of Invention Acknowledgments Notes References Index

SynopsisWhat can the art of play teach us about the art of play? Showcasing the paintings of more than one hundred Philadelphia public elementary school children, folklorist Anna Beresin's innovative book, The Art of Play, presents images and stories that illustrate what children do at recess, and how it makes them feel. Beresin provides a nuanced, child-centered discussion of the intersections of play, art, and learning. She describes a widespread institutionalized fear of play and expressive art, and the transformative power of simple materials like chalk and paint. Featuring more than 150 paintings and a dozen surreal photographs of masked children enjoying recess, The Art of Play weaves together the diverse voices of kids and working artists with play scholarship. This book emerged from Recess Access, a service-learning project that donated chalk, ropes, balls, and hoops to nine schools in different sections of Philadelphia. A portion of the proceeds of The Art of Play will support recess advocacy., What can the art of play teach us about the art of play? Showcasing the paintings of more than one hundred Philadelphia public elementary school children, folklorist Anna Beresin's innovative book, The Art of Play, presents images and stories that illustrate what children do at recess, and how it makes them feel.Beresin provides a nuanced, child-centered discussion of the intersections of play, art, and learning. She describes a widespread institutionalized fear of play and expressive art, and the transformative power of simple materials like chalk and paint. Featuring more than 150 paintings and a dozen surreal photographs of masked children enjoying recess, The Art of Play weaves together the diverse voices of kids and working artists with play scholarship.This book emerged from Recess Access, a service-learning project that donated chalk, ropes, balls, and hoops to nine schools in different sections of Philadelphia. A portion of the proceeds of The Art of Play will support recess advocacy.

LC Classification NumberLB3033.B48 2013