Narrative environments for play and learning (NEPL) guidelines for kindergarten and school teachers working with 3-8 years-old-children / edited by Milda Bredikyte ; [prepared by: Milda Bredikyte, Michele Barrett, Agne Brandisauskiene, Gitana Buivydiene, Sylwia Chudy, Rasa Cepiene, Agne Draucikaite, Ewa Filipiak, Pentti Hakkarainen, Ewa Kapczynska, Monika Skeryte-Kazlauskiene, Minna Laitinen, Ewa Lemanska-Lewandowska, Jarmo Lounassalo, Benita Mohamed, Rosalyn Obanishola, Annukka Pursi, Nina Sajaniemi, Milla Salonen, Rita Salonen, Alma Skuncikiene, Giedre Sujetaite - Volungeviciene ; Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences]

Abstract

These Guidelines presents the educational method of narrative play pedagogy. Primarily, the theoretical and practical origins, as well as the concept of narrative play are discussed. Afterwards, the reader will find concrete steps of this method for working with children (age 3 to 8) in pre-school or school environments. The publication is based on the work carried out for the project “Narrative Environments for Play and Learning” (No. 2015-1-LT01-KA201-013443) under Erasmus+ programme (KA2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices, Strategic Partnerships for school education) funded by the European Commission. The project was held in four countries (Lithuania, Finland, England, Poland) from 2015 until 2017