What is play? - Carson Street School

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OTHER AREAS OF PLAY There are three other extremely important areas where play is absolutely essential to your child’s well being. You need to think carefully about what your child can do in each of these three areas, and also of what you can do to help your child develop skills and competence in each. It is through these activities that both children and adults can grow and express themselves. This is important because it brings better contentment, satisfaction and happiness into life. Help your child to do what he can, and seek expert advice when needed so that she can grow towards her potential and live a happy life. CREATIVE ACTIVITIES Encourage these activities to give your child means of creative expression. •drawing, painting •craft activities •singing •dancing •drama, pretending MUSIC Music facilitates the development of communication, sensori-motor, cognitive, emotional and social skills. For example, • Repetition reinforces learning (e.g. internalise the sounds and patterns of learning) • Rhythmic beats help coordination • Patterns guide in anticipating what comes next • Helps the child make the connection between the words of the songs - movement and its meaning • Music enhances attending skills • Music has a calming and relaxing effect
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES Children love to move. They need to run, jump, climb, slide, chase, swing, roll, throw, move and experiment with their bodies. These activities give their bodies an opportunity for healthy development. They also provide opportunities for children to spend time out of doors, and this is very important for their well being. Those children whose movements are restricted can be encouraged and assisted to enjoy outdoor activities that give them pleasure and practice in the movements of which they are capable. READING It is important that you read a variety of books with your child. When choosing a book to read you need to consider the following features: • Match your child’s reading ability, age and interests; • Be appealing to your child (e.g. have sensory features – tactually, visually, auditory; olfactory etc.) • It needs to be well illustrated • It needs to contain print big enough so that it can be seen easily • Be predictable • Be written using appropriate language • Consist of repeated patterns such as repetitive words, phrases, sentences • Consist of appealing pictures to support the written information • Contain rhythm and rhyme • Be attractive, fun and interesting
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ‘GETTING STARTE
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Topic 1 - Introduction Welcome to t
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Topic 3 - What are the benefits of
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4. In the intellectual domain, play
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Examples of learning that occurs in
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Difficulty holding small or large p
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Page 54 and 55: Look for toys that require a simple
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