Taking+Play+Seriously

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Note: Slide #5 shows this video w/the caption "Playing or Working?"

__**Additional Resources-**__ Iconic Pattern Play- [|Iconic Pattern Play] article by Dr. Henry Olds, Jr. and Dr. Walter F. Drew [|Patterns with Pixie 2] video of Dr. Henry Olds "Kids, Cameras, Creativity and Cognition" [|Pattern Play Project] Dr. Olds' website with examples [|Institute for Self Active Education- ISAE] Dr. Walter Drew's site [|Pixie software] free 30-day trial, **NOTE**: //If you want to begin without creating your own pattern pieces, there is a "pattern play" folder in the Pixie stickers. It is located inside the "objects" folder.//

Scratch- [|Scratch website] projects, tutorials, resources [|Download scratch] free software download [|Lifelong Kindergarten at MIT Media Lab] further reading and information

[|Fantastic Contraption] online physics puzzle game [|Fantastic Contraption 2] seems that there has been an upgrade to a newer version of the fantastic contraptions game, with more features. Both versions start with a helpful tutorial introduction to the game and the different building blocks for the contraptions. I recommend not skipping the tutorial. Beware the ads.

[|Whizzball] on DiscoveryKids.com website build and solve puzzles. You do have to "sign in," with only a name. Warning : The puzzles are named by their creators, and some of the names use some not very nice words. [|Lego Digital Designer]

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Thinking Creatively- Inventing the Possible wiki from Linda Nitsche's presentation on creativity in schools, Educon 2.2 [|Play=Learning -Benefits of Play] [|Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills] : NPR story