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Workshop Day 1: Fishbowl Discussion

Objective: To align the teaching staff and principal’s perspective of play

Duration: 2 hours

  1. Everyone will receive a piece of A4 paper.

  2. They will fold it into half and draw their image of a child on the left and their image of a teacher on the right.

  3. The participants will crush the paper and throw them towards the assigned corner of the room.

  4. Each participant will pick up a random piece of paper closest to them guess the image of the child and teacher drawn on the paper.

PART 1:

WARM UP -

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IMAGE OF THE CHILD

 

(30 MINS)

Right: Role of Teacher

Description: The teachers are rainbows, which is made up of sun and water. It is their role to nurture children into flowers.

Left: Image of child

Description: The child is a seed and through nurturing and different experiences/ “fertilizers”, each child will grow into different flowers.

How it will be carried out:​

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Example of drawing

Done by: Ms Hayati

  1. What is the difference between play-based and purposeful play?

  2. Which form of play is best suited for the children?

  3. Should whatever play mentioned previously be child-directed or teacher-directed?

  4. How does time play a role in implement play?

  5. What kind of materials should be used when implementing play?

  6. How do you see play evolving in 10 years?

view expected responses
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Outer circle: Participants in the outer circle will be encouraged to listen to the discussion and tap into the inner circle (swap seats with someone in the inner circle) when they want to contribute to the discussion.

Inner circle: Participants in the inner circle will be encouraged to share their views on the questions provided.

PART 2: fishbowl discussion (75 MINS)

How it will be carried out:​

Questions to be discussed:

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(15 mins per question) ​​

PART 3: conclusion (10 MINS)

How it will be carried out:

Facilitators will conclude the session by collating the participants' overall perspective of play on a mahjong paper. They will then share the objective and purpose of the next session.

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Materials Needed

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A4 Paper
(Warm-up)
Colored Pencils
(Warm-up)
Markers
(Conclusion)
Mahjong Paper
(Conclusion)

Principal's Feedback

Feasibility of fishbowl discussion​​

  • The fishbowl discussion would be effective as the teaching staff in the centre are proactive and are willing to share their ideas. This is because the centre has cultivated a spirit of sharing as they aim to create a community of practice where the sharing of practices among the teachers would ultimately benefit the children.

  • Therefore, if this were to be implemented in another centre, it may not work as well.

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