Our youngest learners thrive when their learning environment is one that celebrates curiosity, exploration, and imagination. This comprehensive resource sets the stage for play-based learning that will help children build a strong literacy foundation, as well as successfully negotiate the choices they make in real life.

A perfect blend of theory and instruction, Invitations to Play offers background and strategies for you to explore all aspects of playful learning. It shows you how to

• incorporate digital literacy — choose and use apps that will access children’s imaginary worlds and promote creative collaboration
• use music to develop sensory and collaborative learning — create music play centres that include making instruments from household items
• build on student home languages and ideas — guide children into English knowledge through social and collaborative interactions
• nurture multiple literacies — innovative ways to use play as scaffolding for later explorations in literacy

Invitations to Play gives new and experienced teachers a road map to involve and engage their young students in all forms of literacy learning.