NOWPlay Project

📘 Explore Pathways to Understanding — a new NOWPlay resource with land-based, play-centered activities that support Indigenous language and cultural learning. Find it in the Teacher Resources section of our website or use the following link 👉 now-play.org/wp-content/upl…

Congratulations to Tim Clark, a research-practitioner with the NOW Play project, who recently received the Community Leadership for the Secretary of Marrung award: acebook.com/WodongaSeniorS…

Honoured to receive CAARE’s Distinguished Contributions to Action Research award. Grateful to this incredible community 📚 Pictured with CAARE President, Lincoln Smith!

We’re pleased to share that Hanna-Maret was a guest on Lingthusiasm Episode 104: Reading and language, where she discussed themes closely connected to the NOW Play2 project! 🎧 Listen to the episode at the following link: lingthusiasm.com/post/783663475…

So excited to see this NOWPlay publication recognized among the top 10% most-viewed in the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy in 2023! 📚 #actionresearch

Snowed in on Manitoulin Island on a NOW Play visit! ❄️

Traveling to connect, learn, and engage with NOWPlay research practitioners! ✈️✨ #actionresearch

NOWPlay is happy to present our newest publication titled... Story Drama in Northern Playrooms: Supporting Children’s English andTłįcho Language Learning! Checkout pages 26-30 at the following link: ecec-ata.com/uploads/8/1/2/…

Collaborative Action Research Fact Sheets are now live on NOWPlay's website! 📚✨ Watch this reel to see where to find them and start exploring today!

Dive in to our newest publication titled, “Writing as Part of Culturally Relevant Play Supports Overall Literacy” ✏️. Take a look at this URL: child-encyclopedia.com/pdf/expert/lan….

Our latest publication titled, “Reconciliation and joy: Using Canadian rural Indigenous books in the classroom” is out now in Literacy Today! Take a look at this URL: publuu.com/flip-book/2442….

Check out NOWPlay’s newest publication: Using Storytelling to Teach Tłichǫ Language and Culture to Young Children in the Canadian Northwest Territories. Use the following URL to locate the article ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tr…. Happy reading!

NOW Play research-practitioners, Jacinta Manitowabi and Cassandra MacDonald have recently presented at a conference in Wikwemikong on their land-based experiential learning with kindergarten. Check it out: youtu.be/liyb5j9gA08

We’re very excited to announce the latest publication titled, A Land Exploration-Based Approach First Nation: Students Learn About Structures and Functions Through Outdoor Exploration. tandfonline.com/eprint/QTIGGZE…

Another fruitful site visit! #nowplayproject #sshrc #actionresearch

To register for the “Wenesh Niin: Laying the foundation of Spirit Within the Child” virtual session, copy and paste the following link into your browser: victesol.vic.edu.au/event/wenesh-n…

NOWPlay is proud to welcome the newest members of our graduate, research, and administrative team! 🎉

Introducing NOWPlay's newest resource... Wenesh Niin (Who am I), authored by Yvette and Jacinta Manitowabi. Check out this video for steps on how to get full access!

Check out our latest publications authored by Dr. Shelley Stagg Peterson! theconversation.com/letting-teache…

The ARLE/IFTE conference at Melbourne is a success!Here we have Anne Keary, Janet Scull, Nicola Friedrich and Shelley Stagg Peterson presenting on NOW Play research.