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Easy & Inexpensive Educational Activities for
Children
HES 470Kali Kiebler
Fontbonne University
What are some games or activities that you currently
play with your child?
(Google Images, 2012)
Can activities and games be fun AND educational? YES! Play is considered by many professionals and
theorists, as the best way for a child to learn and interact with his/her environment
Sometimes we don’t consider games or activities we engage in with children to be educational or provide a learning experience, when in reality children are learning!
Play = Learning
Play Depends on the Child’s Age
Birth – 2 years
Sensorimotor Stage Learn through sensory
system and reflexes Children at this age enjoy
repetition and patterns Ex: Continuously dropping
items
2 – 7 years
Preoperational Stage Children see the world
through their own experiences
Children enjoy pretend play Ex: Playing house, acting
out roles, acting like animals/pets
Play Depends on the Child’s Age
7 – 12 years
Concrete Operational Stage Development of concepts,
numbers, relationships, processes occurs in this stage
Children need tactile objects to learn Ex: Manipulatives, pictures,
objects, examples
12 years +
Formal Operational Stage Ability to reason logically Can think abstractly
Ex: Increased social play such as sports activities, dance, spending time with friends
Children prefer different methods of play and activity at each stage of development
Knowing how a child is thinking and developing helps us find and introduce engaging games and activities
Parents are the child’s first teacher!
Why Does This Matter?
(Google Images, 2012)
A behavior that is self-motivated, freely chosen, process oriented, and enjoyable
Natural activity for children Provides opportunity to create, invent,
discover, and learn about the world Provides children joy
Importance of Play
Examples of Inexpensive Activities
Memory Matching Any form of art Story bags Reading Pretend play Building forts
Ice blocks Open ended
materials Nature exploration Listening to music Stringing beads Crafts Sensory exploration
Google Images. (2012). Sensory balloons. Retrieved from http:/ msrachelsroom.blogspot.com/2012/04/sensory-ideas-make- it.htmlGoogle Images. (2012). Pipe cleaners. Retrieved from http://2.bp.blogspot.com/ bpxpPwwT5zM/TmUm68xH91I/AAAAAAAABCY/-1Ma2bhJZwE/ s1600/1+277.jpgGoogle Images. (2012). Child bubbles. Retrieved from http://alleganlibrary.org/ home/children/Google Images. (2012). Child reading. Retrieved from http://parenting4tomorrow.blogspot.com/2011/11/10-reasons-to-read-aloud- to-your.htmlGoogle Images. (2012). Children posing. Retrieved from http://www.childrenssuccessfoundation.com/nha-trainings/online-trainings/Jackman, H.J. (2012). Early education curriculum: A child’s connection to the
world. Wadsworth Cengage Learning: Belmont, CA.
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