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Learning through play is a term used in education and psychology to describe how a child can learn to make sense of the world around them. Through play children can develop social and cognitive skills, mature emotionally, and gain the self-confidence required to engage in new experiences and environments.
Playfulness by Paul Manship. Play is a range of intrinsically motivated activities done for recreation. [1] Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but may be engaged in at any life stage, and among other higher-functioning animals as well, most notably mammals and birds.
Play helps a child develop a sense of true self and a mastery over their innate abilities resulting in a sense of worth and aptitude. [4] During play, children are driven to meet the essential need of exploring and affecting their environment. Play also contributes in the advancement of creative thinking.
Much of early childhood learning is rooted in play, Rice said. “Over the past 30 years, we’ve kind of gotten away from that,” Rice said. “We’ve thought more about academics, academics ...
Cooperative play and socio-dramatic play both bring about increased social interactions, as compared to solitary play and parallel play, where children play similarly next to each other without significant interaction (e.g., two children building their own towers). It is here where play becomes intertwined with social emotional development.
Bill Gates credits his success to a tech-free, play-based childhood that strengthened his focus. Learn how kids today can thrive in a tech-driven world.
This is when the child and instructor have an open-dialogue with each other in order for the child to create new opportunities to acquire new information and ideas. [1] Importance of Play. Play is crucial to the social cognitive development of children. According to Vygotsky, play is where the Zone of Proximal Development is most effective. He ...
Solitary (independent) play – when the child is alone and maintains focus on its activity. Such a child is uninterested in or is unaware of what others are doing. More common in younger children (age 2–3) as opposed to older ones. [1] [2] [3] Onlooker play (behavior) – when the child watches others at play but does not engage in it. [2]