Motivation To Play

Exploring the socioeconomic contextual considerations between metropolitan, regional and rural literacy outcomes in south east Queensland. How I had to make leadership changes in order to reach all socioeconomic fields.

In this episode we delve into what cognition is and learn about information processing. I’ll explain what it is and why understanding it helps to learn efficiently.

Let’s get real - there are times when we just can’t be motivated to play with our kids. THAT’S OKAY!! No mother is perfect and neither am I!

Multiple intelligences are described as different modalities in which we learn. We can use this knowledge to make learning easier and more efficient.

Bad moods affect how our brains learn, especially for babies. Learn what areas of your brain are screaming when you flip your lid and understand what’s going on for your child when they feel overwhelmed. This episode will help you maximise on the calm learning moments so that new knowledge can stick to long-term memory.

There are 3 mains points of Self Regulated Learning. 1. Metacognitive thinking from our first episode. Second, strategies for play; and thirdly independent motivational control. We can use these 3 points to better navigate play.

Why do we bother playing with our children? What motivates us and the theory behind why we WANT to play? This is the introduction to our weekly episodes for our Learning Through Play podcast.