Play, Cognition & Learning

Creating a Class Agreement is a powerful way to developing a sense of class purpose. When students are asked to be active agents in creating the sort of classroom they can learn best in, we invite them into a sense of belonging as well as responsibility. However, this invitation needs careful framing to help bring out from pupils the sort of thinking that will bring them together to focus on learning. A sample class agreement ‘Agreements’ are more effective than ‘rules’ When