Play today in the primary school playground : life, learning, and creativity

Part one: today's play - adult and child perspectives three myths about children's folklore the ins and outs of school playground play - children's use of "play places". Part two: creativity, continuity and variety in contemporary play traditions counting in and counting out - who knows what in the playground it's not all black or white - the influence of the media, the classroom and immigrant groups on children's playground singing games "We like singing the Spice Girl songs.. and we like "tig" and "stuck in the mud"" - girls' traditional games on two playgrounds the saga of Susie - the dynamics of an international handclapping game. Part three: widening perspectives the possibilities of play rhythm, repetition and rhetoric - learning language in the school playground from hopscotch to Siji - generations at play in a cross-cultural setting "Our dreams in action" - spirituality and children's play today. Conclusion: the important of play for today.