Learning Through Play Heather Young Cheam Park Farm Nursery and Infant School 2015.
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Learning Through Play
Heather YoungCheam Park Farm Nursery and Infant School 2015
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Play can be described as a human activity that is freely chosen, is driven from an inner desire and is personally directed.
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Charter for children’s Play 2007
Children have the right to play.All children and young people have
the right to play and need to play: free to choose what they do- lively or relaxed, noisy or quiet – with the chance to stretch and challenge themselves, take risks and enjoy freedom. The right to play is enshrined in Article 31 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.
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Role Play
Construction Play
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Small World Play
Physical Play
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Messy Play
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Activity
Take the resources on your table and, working as a team, use them in whatever way you want to build the tallest structure you can manage.
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What have you learned?
CooperationTurn-takingNegotiationTrial and errorCause and effectPlanning Communication
What matters is the process.
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Reflection
What did ‘Play’ mean to you as a child?
Who encouraged your play?How did play make you feel about
yourself, the world around you – about life?
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The Need for Play
Play is essential for; Healthy physical and emotional
growth.Intellectual and educational
development.Acquiring social and behavioural
skills.
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So what can parents do to help?
Extend childhood,don’t accelerate it!
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How do children play?
Play may or may not involve equipment or a dedicated play space and may or may not have an end product.
Children may play on their own or with others, be boisterous and energetic or quiet and contemplative, light-hearted or very serious.
Children’s own culture is developed through their play.
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Listen To The Children
The most effective learning through play is inspired by the children’s own interests.Life experiences of young children can often be limited so adults need to model play if it is to be of high quality;•Characters and professions•Jobs and activities•Gadgets and equipment•Language and vocabulary
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Time to Play and Learn
Small world language, vocabulary, imagination, story telling, the world, occupations, feelings and fears.
Messy Play exploration, sensory, learning about the world, language, vocabulary, creativity, fine motor development.
Superheroes emotional development, feeling good about themselves, imagination, story telling, asserting themselves, coping with defeat, confidence.
Physical Play developing strength, flexibility, coordination. Safety, taking risks, independence, confidence, endurance, persistence, cooperation, writing.
Singing and rhymes language, speaking and listening, rhythm, reading, culture, creativity, confidence
Imaginative role play language, vocabulary, creativity, imagination, self esteem, confidence, the world, culture, occupations, emotions.
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Now it’s your turn!
Take time to explore the play resources behind you. Please share anything you may have done with your child at home that you found enjoyable.
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Play outdoors
Play provision that is stimulating, challenging and exciting allows children to take risks which help them to build confidence, learn skills and develop resilience at their own pace. It also helps equip them to manage risk safely in their lives.
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The Role of Adults
Parents, carers and other adults can support children and young people's play by respecting the value and importance of all types of play, playing with their children and by creating opportunities and allowing time for children to play independently with their friends, inside and outside the home. (Play England 2007)
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Shopping List
Flour Salt Oil Cream of tartar Rice Food colour Cereals Shaving foam Jelly Oats Straws Padlocks
Glitter Buttons Junk boxes Sellotape Cornflour Cat litter trays News paper Trays Pulses Pasta Fruit tea bags Large cardboard
boxes
Paint brushes
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Further reading and information
PLAY IS WHAT I DO Pre-School Learning Alliance
AGAIN, AGAIN, Ed. Sally Featherstone
LEARNING, PLAYING AND INTERACTING
The National Strategies Early Years
Curriculum Guidance for the EYFS www.playengland.org.uk
www.foundationyears.org.uk
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And Finally…..
‘We do not stop playing because we grow old……
We grow old because we stop playing’
(George Bernard Shaw)