The value of play for babies and young children
Cache level 1 Award in an Introduction to Early Years Settings.
The value of play for babies and young children – Task 1 (1.1 & 1.2)
Developmental
Area
Ways play can support the area of development
The value of play in the area of development
Physical
Walk forwards, backwards and sideways.
Walk on tip-toes. Running, stopping and starting. Jump up and down on the spot. Jump a distance. Crawl through a barrel or tunnel. Throw, catch and kick a ball.
Carrying and passing, Climbing, Swinging, Sliding, Cycling / driving wheeled toys, Dancing and moving to action rhymes.
Basic physical and outdoor activities develop body management, balance, bodily co-ordination, strength, agility and confidence.
Promote hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, fine motor control, accuracy, two handed coordination and manipulative strength.
Social
Team games, circle time, role-play, sharing and turn-taking, board games, cooking. Setting the table.
These activities promote a positive sense of self and of others; it helps form relationships with other children who then become playmates and friends. Children learn to work through conflict and manage their emotions. They understand how to behave in a group.
Emotional
Role play, small world, dolls, circle time, team games, story time, creative arts, finger puppets, dressing up. Imaginative play. Cutting, Spreading glue and paint, Sprinkling glitter
As above.
Children also learn to have confidence in their own abilities.
Intellectual
Playing peek-a-boo, puzzles, shape sorters, matching games, sorting games and construction play.
Pour water or dry sand from one container to another, Thread beads, Manipulate Playdough
Pouring, filling, stirring, pushing, pulling, moulding, digging
Children learn to solve problems through play. They learn colors, numbers, size and shapes. These activities teach children through trial and error how to solve and work through a problem.
The value of play for babies and young children – Task 1 (1.1 & 1.2)
Developmental
Area
Ways play can support the area of development
The value of play in the area of development
Physical
Walk forwards, backwards and sideways.
Walk on tip-toes. Running, stopping and starting. Jump up and down on the spot. Jump a distance. Crawl through a barrel or tunnel. Throw, catch and kick a ball.
Carrying and passing, Climbing, Swinging, Sliding, Cycling / driving wheeled toys, Dancing and moving to action rhymes.
Basic physical and outdoor activities develop body management, balance, bodily co-ordination, strength, agility and confidence.
Promote hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, fine motor control, accuracy, two handed coordination and manipulative strength.
Social
Team games, circle time, role-play, sharing and turn-taking, board games, cooking. Setting the table.
These activities promote a positive sense of self and of others; it helps form relationships with other children who then become playmates and friends. Children learn to work through conflict and manage their emotions. They understand how to behave in a group.
Emotional
Role play, small world, dolls, circle time, team games, story time, creative arts, finger puppets, dressing up. Imaginative play. Cutting, Spreading glue and paint, Sprinkling glitter
As above.
Children also learn to have confidence in their own abilities.
Intellectual
Playing peek-a-boo, puzzles, shape sorters, matching games, sorting games and construction play.
Pour water or dry sand from one container to another, Thread beads, Manipulate Playdough
Pouring, filling, stirring, pushing, pulling, moulding, digging
Children learn to solve problems through play. They learn colors, numbers, size and shapes. These activities teach children through trial and error how to solve and work through a problem.