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Unit 7 Play and Learning in Children’s Education

Unit 7 Play and Learning in Children’s Education. Aim Understand how to support children’s play. Objectives To describe ‘What is play?’ To explain what P.I.L.E.S. stands for To name the different types of play. Ice breaker. Write down on the post it note ‘what is play?’

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Unit 7 Play and Learning in Children’s Education

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  1. Unit 7Play and Learning in Children’s Education

  2. Aim Understand how to support children’s play

  3. Objectives • To describe ‘What is play?’ • To explain what P.I.L.E.S. stands for • To name the different types of play

  4. Ice breaker • Write down on the post it note ‘what is play?’ • Think about your own childhood experiences of play • On the reverse side of the post it note write down ‘how does play help children?’ • Feed back to the group.

  5. Play helps • Play helps

  6. Play helps • Play helps • Develops communication • children have fun • Develops imagination • Express emotions • Gives a sensory experience • Develop KUW • Concentration skills • Develops PSRN • Helps develop social skills • Develops creativity • Develops fine and gross motor skills • Explore their interests

  7. Holistic? • What do we mean by using the term ‘Holistic Development’? Holistic means: including or encompassing everything that is expected or appropriate complete, including all parts or aspects, with nothing left out

  8. What is play? (1) • Play is an activity that children are motivated to do from within themselves. • Children play in their own chosen way. • It has been said that ‘play’ is a child’s ‘work’.

  9. What is play? (2) There are many ‘play’ activities for children that most adults regard as ‘work’, such as: • cooking • washing-up • digging • shopping • setting the table • washing (dolls’) clothes.

  10. What is play? (3) Activities that some think are ‘work’ are pleasurable hobbies to others, such as: • sewing • DIY • gardening • car maintenance. What are your activities or hobbies?

  11. Activity • Complete hand out 6.2 Categories of Play. • Write the play activities under the appropriate category you think they fit into. • Answer questions 2,3,4,5. • Get ready to feed back to the class. • You have 10 minutes

  12. Activity 6.2 Answers

  13. Physical play Physical play activities: • use the whole body • promote gross motor skill development • often take place outdoors • usually require a large space. • locomotor skills • fine motor skills

  14. Manipulative play Manipulative play activities: • promote fine motor skills • help children develop control of objects • help children develop the ability to manipulate • help children become independent (e.g. in feeding and dressing).

  15. Imaginative play Imaginative play activities encourage the use of imagination and include: • ‘small world’ toys (e.g. farms, garages, trains, castles) • puppets (e.g. glove or finger) • stories (e.g. listening, telling, writing, acting out) • role play (e.g. pretending to be another person).

  16. Exploratory play Exploratory play: • encourages children to be curious and explore new materials and situations • requires safe materials and working environments and appropriate supervision • uses natural materials (e.g. water, wet or dry sand, clay or play-dough and mud) so children can discover how they ‘behave’ (what happens ‘when’ or ‘if’ they do something with it or to it) • allows children to explore sounds, smells, tastes and textures.

  17. Creative play Creativity involves original ideas. There does not always have to be a final product – the process is more important! Creative play activities include: • music activities (e.g. creating sounds, responding to music through movement or painting or drawing) • dance or gymnastics • painting and drawing • collage • modelling with recycled materials or clay or dough • writing stories or poem

  18. Resources ‘Resources’ is a broad term for everything that is needed for an activity, to include: • materials and equipment • supervision • space/working area • special clothing • time.

  19. What is P.I.L.E.S? This is an acronym and it stands for different types of children's development, can you fill in the blanks? • P • I • L • E • S

  20. Child Development • P= physicalI=intellectualL=languageE=emotionalS=social

  21. Lesson Recap • Each taking turns to say what you have learnt today! • Try and not to repeat what someone else has said.

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