IMPORTANCE OF PLAY

IMPORTANCE OF PLAY

Play is the most natural promoter of intellectual growth, literacy, creativity, imagination,  and social/emotional development.  If you ever observe a classroom dominated by rote memory, flash cards or adult directed instruction methods, you won’t see the same level of curiosity, motivation, attention span or complexity…

PLAY AT DIFFERENT STAGES

PLAY AT DIFFERENT STAGES

There are many benefits of play that contribute to a child’s healthy development. Jean Piaget said that a child’s ability to play cognitively changes during early childhood. Stage 1: Practice or Functional Play (birth to two). Children play using senses and motor functions. They kick,…