Discuss The Importance Of Play In Children S Learning And Development Focussing On The Period From Birth To Six Years
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Discuss the importance of play in children’s learning and development, focussing on the period from birth to six years.
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Introduction
Essay:
Why is play important? Increases children’s knowledge and understanding, offers opportunities for testing boundaries and so on. Various types of play and the skills gained through participation in each type, eg Symbolic Play, Dramatic Play, Mastery Play.
Experiences of play from birth. Early attachment promotion. Play activities and repetition. Self-educating, through trial and error. Self-Construction.
Toddler’s play: increase in pretend play, playing with peers, siblings and/or adults. Children creating their own play agenda. Scaffolding by adults.
Play with Parents: Wallowing in play. Active socialisation in role play helps the child gain traditional thinking and ways of behaving.
Play within the family. Stereotypes and viewpoints of parents. How play is valued in the home environment has a major impact on development. Parents who do not engage in play with their children do not promote effective development.
Child moving into an Early Years setting. Role of Practitioner: observe and reflect on spontaneous play and then build on this by planning and resourcing an environment that challenges and extends play.
Parental relationships with Early Years setting staff. Important that they are positive and non-judgemental.
Out of School provision,
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Discuss the importance of play in children’s learning and development, focussing on the period from birth to six years.
Task 1
Introduction
Essay:
Why is play important? Increases children’s knowledge and understanding, offers opportunities for testing boundaries and so on. Various types of play and the skills gained through participation in each type, eg Symbolic Play, Dramatic Play, Mastery Play.
Experiences of play from birth. Early attachment promotion. Play activities and repetition. Self-educating, through trial and error. Self-Construction.
Toddler’s play: increase in pretend play, playing with peers, siblings and/or adults. Children creating their own play agenda. Scaffolding by adults.
Play with Parents: Wallowing in play. Active socialisation in role play helps the child gain traditional thinking and ways of behaving.
Play within the family. Stereotypes and viewpoints of parents. How play is valued in the home environment has a major impact on development. Parents who do not engage in play with their children do not promote effective development.
Child moving into an Early Years setting. Role of Practitioner: observe and reflect on spontaneous play and then build on this by planning and resourcing an environment that challenges and extends play.
Parental relationships with Early Years setting staff. Important that they are positive and non-judgemental.
Out of School provision,
Bibliography: Elkind, D. (2009) Learning from Play Montessori International Magazine, (Issue 91, April/June) pp 12-13 Linden, J. (2004) What is Play? National Children’s Bureau [online] http://www.ncb.org.uk/media/124824/no.3_what_is_play.pdf Date accessed 08/03/13 Macleod-Brudnell, I. & Kay, J. (2008 2nd Ed.) Advanced Early Years for Foundation Level 4/5 Harlow: Heinemann Morris-Coole, S. (2009) The Serious Business of Play: Montessori International Magazine, (Issue 91, April/June)