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allowed L to play. K usually doesn’t allow other children to join her when she is playing with another child. This is true especially when she is playing with J. This play event tells teachers that this group of children are interested in Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles. The teachers could use this interest to teach other concepts. The Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles can be used to teach about science, math, or even literature. There are books about both interests. The teachers could read these children the stories to promote literacy development. J is a master player. He initiates play, generates themes, demonstrates leadership skills, is cooperative in regards…

Seeing the play was very entertaining, and I learned a lot. There were some similarities between the play and the stories, but the differences were what stood out most to me. When I’m watching movies after I have already read the books, it annoys me that they can’t everything perfect. It was similar with my seeing the plays after reading the short stories; I was angry at the many differences. Overall, I enjoyed the plays, however I like the stories much better. The difference overall between…

DEVELOPING OWN PLAY WORK TEAM PRACTICE INTRODUCTION Imagine a place where can you find challenge and security, thrills and relaxation, exploration and consolidation, mystery and understanding, fantasy and down to earth reality. For many children adventure playgrounds are just such places, not only giving them somewhere to relax and enjoy themselves but also providing opportunities that help them to develop the skills, knowledge…

The second key issues is about structured play and unstructured play. Structured is where most childcare setting will make sure that children will play while covering the seven areas of learning. It can involve in having specific aim or a learning objective like developing their fine and gross motor skills. Structured play is more organised than unstructured play as the activities are often led by the childcare practitioners. The structured play is planned by the childcare practitioners so the…

PLAY CYCLES, CUES AND FRAMES THE PLAY CUE This is the signal that the child gives that they want to play; for example a boy kicking a ball towards you. THE PLAY RETURN This is what goes back to the child after they have given the signal-the play return does not have to be a person; you kicking the ball back. THE PLAY FRAME The play frame is created by cues and returns to form completion of the play frame.(two children kicking a ball one to the other for a period of time) PLAY ANNIHILATION This…

While the way that children play might seem a trivial issue, it has sparked debate about what kind of play is best for a child's developlement and future. Creative play can help children become independant thinkers and develope the way they express themselves, whereas organized activies may help children develope healthy attitudes with respect to working as a team and individual progression. It seems clear that some mix of the two described forms of play would most benefit any particular child,…

If there were rules where every child must get to take part in the game, then everyone would enjoy it more and less kids would quit. Jessica Statsky’s essay Children Need to Play Not Compete,” is about how damaging sports can be on children (152-157). In her essay, she cites research that explains one of “the most common reasons children give for quitting, aside from lack of interest is the lack of playing time” (154, par. 6). When a kid does not play in any games they will feel like they are…

The Effects of the Lack of Play on Learning: The first few years are the most crucial for brain development and research has shown that stimulating play and learning experiences for children help to build connections in the brain called neural pathways which are essential for cognitive development. Lack of these opportunities restricts the development of these pathways, slowing down or delaying learning in the short term and affecting a child’s chances in the long term. Play is one of the main…

Children Need to Play, Not Compete In her essay “Children Need to play not Compete”, Jessica Statsky determines that both non-contact and physical games played at six to twelve years old could have long haul results for the child as both a player and a fan. Statsky states numerous purposes behind her view, including the danger of physical and mental mischief, the selectivity and people who get to be excessively consumed with winning. Stansky’s articulation is decently upheld all through her…

Creative play is the time in which you find how to entertain yourself. On the other hand, organized activities hinder a childs creativity, they may not get some skills they would learn from creative play and they get to pick what they want to do. In my opinion, I think creative play is more important. First, organized activities causes a child to not be able to use there imagination. Since these activities usually call for adult supervision, kids are not able to do as much as they like…