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Easy & Inexpensive Educational Activities for Children HES 470 Kali Kiebler Fontbonne University

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Easy & Inexpensive Educational Activities for

Children

HES 470Kali Kiebler

Fontbonne University

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What are some games or activities that you currently

play with your child?

(Google Images, 2012)

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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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