Play

1. Text one: EVERYMAN Question: What is the most moving moment of the play? Why? This play was so moving and touching, it represented life in general and how everyone should view it. The part that touched me the most was when death came and said to Everyman that he will take the pilgrimage of the soul and stand before God. Then, Everyman begs to be released and delay just one day, but death tells Everyman he has come for everyone and God has sent him. This moment moved me so much because, it is

the team there is conflict about the nature of play and its role in the curriculum. Demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the nature of play, explain what it is, why children engage in it and how it contributes to children’s development and learning. Critically engage with the literature and include the views of key theorists about the significance of play ‘Early childhood education is underpinned by a strong tradition which regards play as essential to learning and development’ (Wood&

book, Play at the Center of the Curriculum (5th Edition) written by Judith Van Hoorn, Patricia Monighan Nourot, Barbara Scales, Keith Rodriguez Alward, I have learned play can foster children to develop many skills such as physical, cognitive concepts language, social and emotional. In this chapter, these authors discussed the importance of different types of outdoor play such as physically active outdoor play, outdoor nature play, and child-initiated outdoor play. Physically active outdoor play contributes

The occupation of play in children across cultures is seen as beneficial in physical, social, mental, and cognitive development, but the level of importance and the construction of play differs through cultural traditions. Play conditions, styles, themes, and materials are diverse around the world. Children acquire cultural patterns and meanings through play by observing the roles of adults within their society. The occupation of play portrays and reflects the children own social values and family

different types of complex play are described in stages such as: unoccupied, the child will watch but not concentrate on one specific person or thing, perhaps even walking aimlessly; the onlooker, in this case the child is focused on observing but does not initiate an action or join in the play; and solitary play, wherein the child plays alone and does not engage in conversation with those around them. The more socially complex types of play are; parallel play, where the child will play independently from

Pretend play, also known as creative play, imaginative play, and make-believe play begin during infancy from 11 months to 18 months in typically developing children. Pretend play begins to change into other types of play between the ages of 10 and 12 years. When children are playing pretend, it appears as if an inanimate object is real, creating a situation as if there is more going on than what is literally happening. Examples of pretend play can include but not limited to; playing “mom and dad”

The play Baal by Xavier caught my attention from the beginning with its unusual style. The play drew my attention since the first line. I thought that that the acting was spot on for each character in the show. The role Baal seemed like very tough role to play. This is because, the character had to be drunk and loud throughout the whole play. As the play progressed we meet more and more spooky and unusual character. From, a walking dead mistress, to a man that looks like a pirate. I really liked

Play is essential to early childhood as it contributes to cognitive learning, physical and perceptual skills, social interaction and overall well-being. There is much debate on the importance and nature of play. From infancy, play is used to explore the unknown world, as well as, to learn and develop critical skills for life. The profound impact of play molds, influences and educates children as different types of play changes with age. As infants, children connect with their parents through facial

personally loved the play. In the play Into The Woods director James Lapine worked together with the musical director Paul Gemignani to intertwine music and acting into perfect harmony. A few of the characters that had main parts consisted of, Chip Zien as the Baker, Joanna Gleason for the Baker's Wife, Danielle Ferland as Red Riding Hood, Pamela Wilson- Played for Rupunzel, Ben Wright as Jack, and Kim Crosby as Cinderella. They showed this play at the Martin Beck Theatre. We saw the play ourselves the

theories of play and countless theorists, from Freud and Spencer to Piaget and Vygotsky, who have studied play in relation to what it is and what it does for the child. This essay will outline the definition and value of play and the importance of how it can foster the child’s learning in regards to these theorists who studied the effects in great detail. It will discuss the how the environments constructed by educators can impact play and the theories of learning relating to the quote “play and learning