Pw 3-10
PW 3-10: Understand children and young people 's self directed play
Outcome 1
1.1
The characteristics of Self-directed play are freely chosen, personally directed, intrinsically motivated and goalless. Freely chosen play is where the children choose what they would like to do. Personally directed is where children choose how they want to do it. Intrinsically motivated is where children choose why they do it. Goalless is where they play with no external goal or reward.
1.2
The importance of observation to anaylse children and young people 's play is it helps you to identify the children 's play needs and play preferences. It is also important because it helps us as playworkers to discuss the effects of change in ambience or atmosphere, or if anything needs modifying in the physical or effective environment. The importance of observation is it helps us to discuss the impact of certain children 's behaviour or play behaviours, and it helps us to identify good or poor practice.
1.3
It is important to collect information other than by observation in order to anaylse children 's and young people 's play preferences because it helps us to know the children 's likes and dislikes so that they enjoy their play. Also it helps us to plan activities the children will enjoy. It is important to collect information other than by observation is so that you find out if the children in your care have any medical problems. It is also important we collect other information so that we can get emergency contact numbers. Also we collect information from the children class teachers and parents to see what they enjoy doing, or if they have behaved.
Outcome 2
2.1
The key concepts of play are play needs, play preferences and the play cycle. Play needs is what individual children have to have in order to be able to play but aren 't always able to have because they have overprotective adults or lack of access. Examples of play needs is a child being able to push themselves and
Outcome 1
1.1
The characteristics of Self-directed play are freely chosen, personally directed, intrinsically motivated and goalless. Freely chosen play is where the children choose what they would like to do. Personally directed is where children choose how they want to do it. Intrinsically motivated is where children choose why they do it. Goalless is where they play with no external goal or reward.
1.2
The importance of observation to anaylse children and young people 's play is it helps you to identify the children 's play needs and play preferences. It is also important because it helps us as playworkers to discuss the effects of change in ambience or atmosphere, or if anything needs modifying in the physical or effective environment. The importance of observation is it helps us to discuss the impact of certain children 's behaviour or play behaviours, and it helps us to identify good or poor practice.
1.3
It is important to collect information other than by observation in order to anaylse children 's and young people 's play preferences because it helps us to know the children 's likes and dislikes so that they enjoy their play. Also it helps us to plan activities the children will enjoy. It is important to collect information other than by observation is so that you find out if the children in your care have any medical problems. It is also important we collect other information so that we can get emergency contact numbers. Also we collect information from the children class teachers and parents to see what they enjoy doing, or if they have behaved.
Outcome 2
2.1
The key concepts of play are play needs, play preferences and the play cycle. Play needs is what individual children have to have in order to be able to play but aren 't always able to have because they have overprotective adults or lack of access. Examples of play needs is a child being able to push themselves and