PLAY in KINDERGARTEN
Play
Research has demonstrated that play enhances
C____________________ Development
L____________________ Development
M____________________ Development
S____________________ Development
Observing a child at play can tell us a tremendous amount about the child in
each of these areas also.
When children are actively involved in play they are functioning at close to
their optimal level (V________________________)
Because play is the means through which children grow and develop, a careful
examination of play skills should be a major aspect of the assessment of the
young child (Linder)
The environment needs to foster play skills
Teachers needs to become capable of f_________________ play naturally and
spontaneously
Play should have a c_________________ _____________ in the curriculum
Characteristics of PLAY
1.
Provides children with pleasure
2.
Is valued by the participants
3.
Is spontaneous and _______________________
4.
Requires the active engagement of the involved players
5.
Motivation for play is intrinsic and has no extrinsic goals
Garvey and Brofenbrenner
Play leads development (Fromberg)
Play is the cognitive _______________________
As the child plays the map becomes more detailed
New information fills in
More accurate information replaces the inaccurate
That which doesnt fit anymore is forgotten
Other information may be laid aside until the child is ready
Play and Education
Through play the child recreates the world and comes to understand it
Play is the childs major way of l________________________
Through play the child is formulating the foundation for intelligence
In every learning situation there can be cognitive growth and personality
development
In play it is the process not the product that is important
Through play the child grows
Which stimulates more play and learning
Which allows the child to grow
Which stimulates
more play and _________________________
.
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