What is play? - Carson Street School

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The play environment needs to provide just the right amount of stimulation.Children in overly stimulating environments may have trouble focusing on one particular activity or easily become upset. Storage and labelling To help children find and put away materials themselves, materials should be stored in consistent places in the room, on low shelves or on the floor, and in containers that a child can see into and handle. Similar items are stored together. Shelves and containers have labels that make sense to children; for example, the labels might contain words, drawings, tracings of the object, photos, or an example of the actual object. Limit Distractions • Make sure that you are the most interesting thing in the play environment. • Limit sounds, smells, sights and other sensations in the space. These can compete for your child’s attention. • Reduce the distractions by turning off the TV and other noisemakers. • Dim the lights, avoid clutter, and put away other distracting things. • Make sure to have only a few toys available at a time. If your child tends to become overly distracted with toys or sounds in the room, remove them before you play with your child. The more things there are in the space the more distractions there are for your child. Extra toys can be stored in a toys box, closet, shelves or bins. • Help your child attend to you by taking out one toy at a time and putting the toy away when your child has finished playing with it.
Rotate toys Many children are interested in a toy for a few weeks and then become tired of it. Too many toys can also be distracting for the child. Instead of buying toys all the time, rotate the toys on a regular basis. Separate your child’s toys into several groups. Have only one group of toys available at a time. Once your child loses interest in that group of toys, put them away and bring out the next group. Children tend to remain most engaged when toys are rotated every 2-3 weeks. Rotating toys •Separate all the toys into groups •Use 1 group for 2 – 3 weeks •Bring out the next group Encourage different types of play • Exploratory play — string, glue, play dough water • Constructive play (making things) — blocks, tubes, boxes, fabric pieces • Dramatic play — dress-up clothes, suitcases, pots and pans, dolls • Games — materials like cards, paper, counters, and dice that children can use to make-up their own simple games Play outside whenever possible It is extremely beneficial for a child’s physical and psychological health to play as much as possible outdoors. Children need to have time away from artificial lights and electronic gadgets. They need fresh air and sunlight and the plants and animals to be a constantly recurring feature of their daily lives.
Page 2 and 3: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ‘GETTING STARTE
Page 4 and 5: Topic 1 - Introduction Welcome to t
Page 6 and 7: Topic 3 - What are the benefits of
Page 8 and 9: 4. In the intellectual domain, play
Page 10 and 11: Examples of learning that occurs in
Page 12 and 13: Difficulty holding small or large p
Page 14 and 15: 2. Communication Disability: A comm
Page 16 and 17: Clarity of speech Create opportunit
Page 18 and 19: Memory and Learning: Rusty needs th
Page 20 and 21: Development of Play Skills: Childre
Page 22 and 23: Under sensitivity to visual Over se
Page 24 and 25: EXAMPLES Keisha is a three year ol
Page 26 and 27: Not motivated Vygot is a four year
Page 28 and 29: Inability to give and read non verb
Page 30 and 31: 1. PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY PARTNER C
Page 32 and 33: • Watch, listen and respond Watch
Page 34 and 35: • Do something in a silly or obvi
Page 36 and 37: c)End phase Watch the child carefu
Page 38 and 39: 2… PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY ENVIRONM
Page 42 and 43: Positioning of the child Children
Page 44 and 45: 3… PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY STRATEGI
Page 46 and 47: Unoccupied Play Child appears to b
Page 48 and 49: TIPS FOR ENCOURAGING OTHER TYPES OF
Page 50 and 51: You need to think carefully about w
Page 52 and 53: My emerging play stage Stage 2 Expl
Page 54 and 55: Look for toys that require a simple
Page 56 and 57: My emerging play stage Stage 3 Comb
Page 58 and 59: Shape toys and puzzles based on geo
Page 60 and 61: My emerging play stage Stage 4 Imit
Page 62 and 63: • Toys used to imitate adult acti
Page 64 and 65: OTHER AREAS OF PLAY There are thre
Page 66 and 67: PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY STRATEGIES FO
Page 68 and 69: PLAY SPACE MODEL PLAY STRATEGIES FO
Page 70 and 71: 2…VISUAL SYSTEM - Mini Schedule A
Page 72 and 73: 4…VISUAL SYSTEM - Choice Making A
Page 74 and 75: 6…VISUAL SYSTEM - Labelling the E
Page 76 and 77: 8…VISUAL SYSTEM - Activity Checkl
Page 78 and 79: 10…VISUAL SYSTEM - ‘Let’s Cha
Page 80 and 81: QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE USED TO CREAT
Page 82 and 83: Who? • Before a game or play act
Page 84 and 85: A SPECIAL NOTE Remember the focus i
Page 86 and 87: SAFETY MATTERS It is absolutely ess
Page 88 and 89: NOTES
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