Child's Play

Introduction The key messages highlighted in the Foundation Phase are emphasising learning through play, the role of the adult in relation to balancing adult led and child initiative activities, involving children in planning, developing children’s observation, creative and expressive skills and more use of the outdoor environment for solving real-life problems and experiential learning. All children have the right to receive a full education and schools must provide an inclusive curriculum that

look for different approaches to the children’s play that will help them learn and develop on new skills while they are playing. An example of a pedagogical approach is that the teacher’s and practitioners use open and

Play is the ideal tool to use to foster the five selves of a child because it aids the child’s physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and creative areas of development through a wide range of experiences. For example, play encourages physical development through the promotion of sensorimotor skills during play activities like sports which help children with coordination and strength control. Physical development can also be enforced through the improvement of the child’s fitness levels and health

Play and Curriculum How relevant is the value of play to the cognitive development of children in correspondence with the curriculum? This assignment will cover in depth the relevance of play to the cognitive development of children and how learning is incorporated into play by assessing children’s development during play using the EYFS curriculum. It will discuss why a holistic approach is important to a child’s cognitive development and highlight how this is covered with the Reggio approach

Play is the highest expression in human development and is consider a child’s natural way of communication. This article supports the emotional and behavioral benefits of therapeutic play in children compared to medical and biological interventions. Child-Centered Play Therapy consists of a secure environment in the presence of a warm, accepting therapist. CCPT encourages behavior, emotion, and self- regulation. In addition, in CCPT the therapist allows the child to initiate play for his or her own

In “Children Need to Play, Not Compete.” Jessica Statsky talks about a major issue that has now become a part of our society. She focuses on the growing popularity of competitive sports in our daily life. Jessica talks about how these competitive sports can affect a child's physical and mental health. These sports cause injuries that can take years to heal. Statsky states that these sports are not designed for kids but are devised according to the strength and ability of an adult. So a child should

overall development and on the adult, they will become. My philosophy is that every child has the right to learn, play and no child should be left behind. As an educator, I need to provide positive and meaningful learning experiences for every child’s development. I believe for children to learn best they should learn through free structure play. These plays would stimulate the child’s creativity and provide opportunities for the child to explore and learn. I also believe that all children learn best

Emotional, cognitive and Language of a child’s development. All of the aspects are interlinked and should develop steadily at the same rate for each child. Cognitive is especially linked into everything a child does as it is basically the brain helping the child to develop other features. The rate of development is different for each child. In order to judge if the child is developing at a steady pace there are milestones put in place to measure the child’s development. Milestones

You're sitting in the stands, watching your child play football, when suddenly another player swings in from your child's blindside for a devastating hit to the head. Later in the emergency room, a doctor gives you the news you were worried about; your child has a concussion. Brain injuries, specifically concussions, have come to the surface of most contact sports and these issues have many parents asking, 'should my child be playing dangerous sports?' First, I think it is important to identify

“Play contains in a concentrated form, as in the focus of a magnifying glass, all developmental tendencies” Vygotsky 1978:74 (Mind in Society). Explain how this can be evident within an Early Years setting’s practice of working with children, and why this is a significant pedagogical approach. This essay will endeavour to define play, it will explore the significance of different types of play in a child’s learning and development journey. It will consider Vygotsky’s theory of development and also