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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Importance Of
Play

ANIS SAKINAH BINTI AHMAD


SEGi College Penang
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Objectives
 What is Play?
 The value of play
 Children learn through PLAY!
 Physical /Motor Development
 Cognitive Development
 Language Skills
 Social/Emotional Skills
 What we can do?
 Playtime is Learning Time
 Summary
What is Play?
 Play is critical to the healthy growth and development of
children.
 One of the ways children learn about themselves, the
people around them, their environment, and their
community.
 By playing, a child will then learn how to process and
make sense of what sensations they receive whether it’s
by sight, sound, taste, smell, or touch.
 Play relieves stress, connects people in a positive way,
stimulates, creative thinking and exploration, regulates
emotions, and boosts confidence.
The Value of Play
As children play, their brain develops, their
muscles grow strong, and they develop
good social and life skills such as learning to
share, take turns, make choices and
understand the feelings of others.

Play fosters a child’s physical,


social, emotional and intellectual
development.
It helps children learn who they are, what they
can do and allows them to explore and practice
how the world works.

Play also helps increase


children’s concentration and
cooperation with others.
Children Learn Through Play
Develop physical skills:
 Gross motor skills are developed as a child learns to reach, grasp,
crawl, run, climb, and balance.
 Fine motor skills are developed as children handle some toys. (Control
of the hands and fingers improve)

Cognitive Development
 Learn to solve problems through play.
 Learn colors, numbers, size and shapes.
 Have the ability to enhance their memory skills as well as their
attention span.
 Able to move on to higher levels of thought as they play in a more
stimulating environment.
Children Learn Through Play

Develop Language Skills:


 Language develops as a child plays and interacts with
others.
Develop Social Skills:
 Natural way for children to interact.
 Opportunities for cooperating, taking turns, sharing,
listening, and negotiating exist within the play
context/rules.
Emotional Development
 Confident level
 Positive feeling
What we can do?
 Children tend to be more creative. Be their best playmates.
Observe:
 Watch your children closely to learn what they can do and have
problems doing. Be aware of your children’s favorite activities.
Follow
 Join in and play with your children, so that they know you are
interested in what they are doing.
Be creative:
 Use toys in different ways. Being creative will make
playing more fun for you and your children.
Playtime is Learning Time
 Playtime has a unique way of helping children learn new
developmental and social skills.
 Toys are tools that can help children learn about themselves and the
world around them.

Toys Dolls or Stuffed Animals: Blocks


Offers young children to practice Young children can learn to practice
their people skills and model their people skills manipulate blocks
behaviors that they see in other and model behaviors that make basic
people. towers through they see in other
people. building , designing,
patterning, and creating. – Concept
of cause & effect.
Play is Child’s WORK!
Conclusion

◦Play is enjoyable for all but often


underestimated for its unique way of
positively influencing physical, cognitive,
and psychosocial development
This world of play offers children vast
opportunities to learn about themselves,
others, and the environment in which
they live.
Play gives children a chance to practice what
they’re learning.
- Fred Rogers
References

 Bandura, A. "Acknowledging Learning Through Play in the Primary Grades."


Childhood Education. 2010.
 Berk, Laura E. "Chapter 7 pg. 173-174." Exploring Lifespan Development, Pearson.
2008. Pearson. Unites States : Pearson,Education, Inc, 2008.
 H., Corley. "10 Play Time Classic Toys for Fun and Learning." Marianas Variety. 2011.
Magazine.
 St. Jude Chidrens Research Hospital. "Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult
Cancer Program: Great Information." 2006. 15 Sep. 2011.
TUTORIAL (TASK 3)

The importance and benefit of


play
Choose one interesting game and
explain how to play the game.
THANK YOU for
PLAYING with
ME!

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