Teacher RePlay

Supporting teachers to enhance their practice of playful pedagogy, and build a better understanding of children's experiences in the classroom with the Teacher RePlay tool

Build your expertise of playful pedagogy

There are currently no tools available to teachers that support their practice of learning through play in the classroom, in the level of depth that the Teacher RePlay tool does. The tool allows teachers to become expert observers of behaviours in their students, equips them with coaching tips, and allows them to hear about the learning through play experience in the students' own words.

"I was able to innovate more, create more. Not limited to what I normally did in the activity, but to do it in a different way, to see it from a different concept, in a different way. And to integrate myself as well to play because one also participates"

Teacher of students aged 6-9 years who helped us pilot Teacher RePlay

Who is the Teacher Replay tool for?

Teacher RePlay is a formative reflection tool to support teachers to improve their practice of learning through play for children aged 3 – 12 years. It includes an observation module for teachers to observe the behaviours of their students during a playful learning activity as well as a protocol for collecting the perspectives of children themselves. It is hoped that the teacher's observations, coupled with children's own perspectives on the playful learning activity, will spur rich reflection and understanding of classroom practice, ultimately improving children's experiences of learning through play. The tool is available in paper form and as a digital app that can be easily used on a smartphone device. The tool is geared toward teachers who already have some understanding of and exposure to learning through play practices.

Five characteristics of play

The Teacher RePlay tool is available for all teachers using playful pedagogies. Before using the tools, it is helpful to be familiar with the concept of learning through play, in particular the five characteristics of playful experiences.

Dive into the five characteristics

Teacher RePlay tool library

Here you will find the Teacher RePlay tool materials along with user guides.

Discover the library

Keen to dive deeper into the development of the tool? Check out the technical report!

Meet the Teacher RePlay tool developers and partners

To develop the Teacher RePlay tool, the LEGO Foundation partnered with FHI 360 and its consortium of partners, including University of Notre Dame, Universidad de Los Andes Colombia School of Education, Institute for Informatics and Development in Bangladesh, and Luigi Giussani Institute for Higher Education in Uganda. The conceptual framework and items for the toolkit were developed by international experts in learning through play from Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine and University of Toronto, with input from the FHI 360 research team.

FHI 360

Role: Tool Developer

FHI 360 led the development and piloting of the Teacher RePlay toolkit, including the user experience design for the Teacher RePlay toolkit, on paper and digital app, coordination of the consortium of partners, pilot coordination across three countries, and user experience research using app data and user surveys. Find out more about the organisation and their work at FHI 360.

University of Notre Dame (UND)

Role: Tool Developer

UND Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child designed and led the rapid ethnographic assessments that informed the development of Teacher RePlay, and the development of the Children ReAct module. Find out more about the organisation and their work at Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.

School of Education, Universidad de Los Andes

Role: Piloting Partner

Country: Colombia

The Universidad de Los Andes School of Education team led the initial rapid ethnographic assessment in Colombia and the contextualization of the toolkit for the Colombian context. The team carried out two rounds of piloting in Colombia and carried out surveys on the teacher experience following the pilots. Find out more about the organisation and their work at Facultad de Educación | Universidad de los Andes (uniandes.edu.co)

Institute for Informatics and Development (IID)

Role: Piloting Partner

Country: Bangladesh

IID led the initial rapid ethnographic assessment in Bangladesh and the contextualization of the toolkit for the Bangladeshi context. The team carried out two rounds of piloting in Bangladesh and carried out surveys on the teacher experience following the pilots. Find out more about the organisation and their work at IID – a public policy institute (iidbd.org)

Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education (LGIHE)

Role: Piloting Partner

Country: Uganda

LGIHE led the initial rapid ethnographic assessment in Uganda and the contextualization of the toolkit for the Ugandan context. The team carried out two rounds of piloting in Uganda and carried out surveys on the teacher experience following the pilots. Find out more about the organisation and their work at Home - Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education (lgihe.org)

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