{"id":1242,"date":"2011-02-20T11:41:52","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T11:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edte.ch\/blog\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2011-02-20T11:41:52","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T11:41:52","slug":"using-kinectimals-to-support-play-in-the-early-years-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edte.ch\/blog\/using-kinectimals-to-support-play-in-the-early-years-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Kinectimals to Support Play in the Early Years Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

I would like to introduce to you Marc Faulder<\/a> who is currently a newly qualified teacher working in Foundation 2 at my school. Last week I challenged Marc to attend TeachMeet Midlands<\/a> and present about his brilliant work he is doing with the XBox<\/a> Kinect<\/a> and the game Kinectimals<\/a>. He did a great job with his presentation and has followed it up with a guest blog post explaining his ideas. I hope that soon I will be linking back Marc’s own blog where he can continue to share his ideas and classroom work. Over to Marc…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\/\/<\/p>\n

My blog post follows on neatly from the themes discussed by Tom Barrett in his work with Nintendo Wii\u2019s Endless Ocean<\/a>. I took on the challenge of introducing Games Based Learning to my Reception class, and to myself! I used an X Box Kinect because game play without a controller seemed ideal for Foundation Stage children. After a 2 \u2013 3 week project on animal homes using Kinectimals as a stimulus, I have reflected on the impact that Games Based Learning had on children\u2019s enquiry. My reflection is structured around four themes; organisation, planning, supported play and Kinect sensitivity. I hope that the successes, difficulties and solutions I found help with any Games Based Learning planning in your classroom.<\/p>\n

Organisation<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n