Psychologically play is therapeutic; it eases stress and tension and helps children to relax aiding their emotional wellbeing. When a child has been in school they need some ‘down time’ to play and discover themselves, this also helps them process the day’s events. Children use play to make sense of the world around them, it can help them solve problems and learn new skills.…
Bergen, D. (2002, Spring). The role of pretend play in children 's cognitive development. Early…
“Role-play is very useful in developing the ‘interpersonal skills’ of learners… It gives learners an opportunity to practice skills in a risk-free environment. It is also useful as an empathy activity where feelings and attitudes are being explored.” (Geoff Petty)…
For many years, teachers, parents and child care providers saw how young children learn through play. Studies of child development play, reading, and writing show that young children learn differently from adults. Young children must be active while they learn. They must experience first hand and in very real ways how things work, how spoken words can be written, and how reading helps them function in the world. Structured learning activities such as paper and pencil tasks, workbook pages, drill, and sitting and listening for long periods of time do not work for young children.…
Imaginative play will be beneficial for a child’s social development as whilst they are taking part in different imaginary play scenarios they will be socialising with the other children involved in their play. Whilst in my setting, I noticed that children who were involved in imaginative play often played in groups rather than on their own, I found it very rare for a child to be taking part in imaginative play on their own. An important part of social development…
This educator includes activities in her lesson plan purposely for social learning. Children are presented with activities that require working together to complete a task, for example, using manipulatives to build or create something. Another area of focus to establish social skills is in the dramatic area. A lot of interaction and pretend plays occurs in the dramatic area. Children pretend play the roles of their parents. As Winter and Hollingsworth (2013) state, "practices that support those pretend play focused on setting pretend play scenarios and helping children play in those scenarios" (p. 1758). This author agrees with her statement. At Head Start, our first main goal is to encourage and model positive social skills. In the dramatic area, teachers spend time interacting and socializing with the children. This is a great opportunity to teach children how to interact and expand their pretend…
Play is a child’s context for learning. Children practice and reinforce their learning in multiple areas during play, play gives them a place and a time for learning that cannot be achieved through completing a worksheet. For example, in playing restaurant, children write and draw menus, set prices, take orders, and make out checks. Play provides rich learning opportunities and also leads to children’s success and self-esteem. There are so many different types of play and each one in its own way can help children in one area or another grow stronger and stronger in a certain area. A few of the different types of play are symbolic, sociodramatic, functional, and games with rules. As a teacher I want the children in my class to be able to play how they want and be able to use there imaginations in a way that keeps them growing and evolving, by helping them learn new skills or new words that they might not have known before. I want the children to enjoying coming to school and learning not only while we are doing classroom work, but also while playing. I want to be able to achieve this by, being careful to avoid dominating the play…
Play is important for children’s development and it help them to explore their world outside of what they feel or hear. Play help children’s to learn and develop their skills, Play is also important and support different areas of their development. Children’s learn things like soft and hard objects, it also develop their muscles for easy movement. The play work principle (2006) state, all children and young people need to play the impulse to play is innate, Play is a biological, psychological and social necessity, and is fundamental to the healthy development and well being of individual and communities. “ Bob Hughes ( 2006), a play worker and play theorist, has defined sixteen play types, including creative, dramatic, exploratory, fantasy, locomotors, mastery, role, rough and tumble, social, socio-dramatic, symbolic, deep ( extremely risk) and recapitulative ( ritual) play. That this description indicates a relevance to the social, physical, intellectual, creative and emotional development and outcome of the foundation stage,(www.standards.dfes,gov.uk/eyfs). Children increase their social competence and emotional maturity, play help them to communicate and learn to socialize with each others, and sharing with their friends. Children’s enjoy play; they develop gross and fine motor skills.…
Play is vital to a child and young person’s development because it enables them to enjoy learning and promotes their development and also helps with their speech, language and communication skills, their physical, emotional, social and intellectual development.…
Play therapy is described a process to help children grow, rather than solve their problems (Landreth & Bratton, 1998). Carson, Watts and Maniacci (2006) state “most children under the age of 10 do not have the abstract reasoning and verbal ability to clearly express their thoughts, feelings, reactions and attitudes” (p. 228). Play therapy assists the therapist with understanding the child’s feelings, interactions and relationships as well as helps them express their feelings of frustration by creating a safe environment. Children having difficulties with expressing how they feel or an incident may utilize toys and play to reveal their feelings. According to Landreth & Bratton (1998) “play is a way of being, a way relating, a vehicle of communication, and a form of personal expression” (p.11).…
I became interested in this topic when a self-contained classroom began to push into my blended program. I am finding that several of the students in the other class qualify for services based upon a diagnosis of autism. I want to find ways to best support the needs of students with autism within my classroom setting. The time of day in which these students push in is centers, so it is especially important to me to find ways to incorporate them within the play of peers.…
In the mind of a child ‘play’ constitute what they experience through activity taking place during a specific period time collectively with friends, family members or individually alone in his or her personal space. Brian Sutton-Smith (1997) a well-known play theorist believes that a child is born with a very active neuronal which will ease to function if not used. Children at an early age are capable of developing neurological function with will help them to solve problems, understand communication through language, respond to simple command and gain knowledge through the learning process. This activity requires any child to used physical function of the body for example muscles, nerves and senses. It’s always about learning as they progress…
One of the signs of early childhood development is the ability to engage in play. Young children (ages 4-6) prefer non structured environments that gives them the “freedom” to un-limit their play in different settings. Working with preschoolers for over five years, I am fascinated to learn all the different ways children play to learn. I understand every child has their unique talents and skills that makes them individuals. It is important to sketch out different play strategies for children and their desired interests. The goal is to answer the question: what way do children learn the best; actual or dramatic.…
Play is a vital aspect of a child’s development, though it may not be fully supported in some environments. They may live in an area with small or limited resources and without the opportunity to interact with different materials and equipment, especially if they are surrounded by people who do not appreciate or understand the value of play. These children may suffer cognitively as they are unable to gain new experiences and expand their knowledge and understanding of the world.…
Virginia Axline, the creator of the non-directive approach in play therapy believed that “this method required the understanding that each child has the capacity to problem solve and act responsibly… [that] this type of therapy is gradual and not something that should be rushed” (Brooke, 2006, p.…