the importance of play why is play important in a child’s life?
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The importance of play
Why is play important in a child’s life?
Play
• Play is essential for children to develop . It is the way children learn about themselves and their world around them, and can benefit them in later life
• Children learn through different experiences • Play can be spontaneous play or structured
play
Play Develops their
Physical development
Social & emotional development
Intellectual development
Language and communication skills
Questioning skills
Creative skills
Understand the world around them
A child needs to play
• To develop an enquiring mind• To understand attitudes towards the natural
world and tackle experiences • To acquire manipulative skills, spatial
awareness, fine and gross motor skills• To encourage them to express themselves,
socialise and cope with emotions• To form a sound foundation on which to build
What types of play are there?
Exploratory play
Exploratory play
• Young children will observe their surroundings and babies will put things in their mouths to explore the world around them
• Older children like to ask questions and think for themselves and experiment
Solitary play
Solitary Play
• Babies and young children will play alone
• There is no interaction with each other
• This is an important stage and all children go through it
Parallel play
Parallel play
• Children play side by side but play separately with little interaction from each other
• There is no talking to each other about what they are doing
• They might ask each other for a piece of equipment
Co-operative play
Co-operative play
• Children are able to play together. They adopt a role within the group and take account of others’ needs and actions
• Play becomes more complex and simple rules are understood
• Playing board games are important• Children are given more choices and
responsibilities
Imaginative play
Imaginative play
• Children use their fantasy idea to play out their ideas (challenge stereotypes)
• Role play (social play) is very important both indoors & outdoors
• Having a good area is important and changing it regularly (consider multicultural resources)
• Ensure children feel private but can be observed by an adult
Creative play
Creative play
• This also uses their imagination but can involve craft material
• 2D and 3D models making
• Music
Manipulative play
Manipulative play
• This focuses on small world play
• Small equipment is used to help children develop fine motor skills
Play
• Play can be broken down in many different ways.
• All these areas can be done outside and understanding their world around them is important
• If children are not allowed to play and explore then their development will be hindered
• The wrong sort of play is also detrimental to children
DVD
• Now watch the video of Bandura Bobo experiment
• It was done in 1965• It shows how children can learn by watching
adults• Children learn by imitating an adult rather
than being shown or taught