For my first activity with the child I have chosen outdoor play. I’ve chosen this because it really focuses on most aspects of development. After researching outdoor play, I still agree with my decision, this is due to research saying that it is very good for the child. In addition to this, it’s a form of physical play which I think will really help the child’s development. Margaret McMillan was a scholar who studied subjects like outdoor play. She had many beliefs plus theories on how this would benefit a child mentally and physically. One of her beliefs was that outdoor play could improve a child’s health. In theory she believes it means mentally and physically, as it keeps a child fit and strong furthermore, provides them with many opportunities. …show more content…
Funaticz is an indoor play centre with climbing frames and toys, even a toddler area for younger. It provides children with play no matter the weather outside and means children can keep developing. Children need to jump over things, slide down slides along with having to climb different obstacles. It gives the child a good opportunity to develop different skills. Jump, slide and climb are all aspects of physical development it means they will be contributing to their own development. As well as that, they sell snacks which will tell me if she’s able to use the proper grasp when holding a spoon or fork. When we had our last visit she used her palmar grasp to write, for our next visit I want to see if she’s development physically and has now changed her …show more content…
Funaticz is the place I’ve chosen to take my child; it helps the child’s intellectual development. It provides children with an environment where they are able to develop language skills, they socialise with others as they are surrounded with other kids usually the same age as them. This causes them to have to communicate with others in order to make their way past each other. In order to improve in this area, the child should use ideas in order to pass obstacles, thus needing to organise their thinking to understand the things around them.
Emotional development can also be developed through this play; I believe that my child will be able to develop emotionally as well as the other PIES. Throughout this play experience my child will face with many people and challenges. Children naturally learn through play, that is usually the only why they develop at early stages of their lives. During this play experience the child will face many challenges, some harder than others, she may feel scared, nervous, upset when she’s not able to finish some of the obstacles.
Eliza, the child I’m studying, will be around many people thus creating her to communicate with others and make new friends. Social development has a big part in outdoor play, as usually the outdoor activates mean the child needs to communicate or is around other children and will naturally just talk to
Early childhood teachers often say that “play is a child’s work” while some parents ask ‘Did my child just play all day?’” (Rice 1). Many people do not realise how important play is and what role it plays in the development of their children. Teachers provide opportunities for children to have spontaneous, unstructured child-initiated play experiences by providing stimulating materials to “enhance and entice children into play” (Rice 2). These materials include loose parts and are open-ended and spark creativity by providing children opportunities to think, plan, and carry out their play (Rice 2). Limited learning may take place if teachers do not make play easier and maximize the benefits (Rice 2). Teacher support is also a necessary component
Children’s motivation levels are high outdoors and there are lots of points of interests that will stimulate their communication skills. I have witnessed from this observation the impact the changing weather and seasons has on Henry and Ollie. The interactive nature of opportunities outdoors awakened henry and Ollie’s senses and inspired talk. The interaction between children as they talk provides the practitioner with further knowledge of how to extend their learning. Research by Low Deiner and Qiu, also highlighted that children whose primary language is not English are more likely to talk outside rather than indoors. This observation also showed that the outdoor area is a framework for a range of pedagogy such as R.E, Communication and Social skills and Literacy and
An Article by Dr. Leong and Dr. Bodrova (2016) stated that play is beneficial to children’s learning especially when it reaches a certain degree of complexity. When they engage in play activities most of their early years, they learn to delay gratification and to prioritize their goals and actions. They also learn to consider the perspectives and needs of other people and to represent things significantly to regulate their behavior and actions in a cautious, intentional way.
My desire for children in my care is that their learning journey would be meaningful as they explore the ideas and activities they are interested in. This means that I believe that children are naturally motivated learners and should have the opportunity to learn through their own explorations and through collaboration with other children and educators. I believe this can be done through both teacher-initiated and child-initiated activities and supported through play. I also believe that play is a natural and enjoyable means through which children learn. In my practice I aim to encourage children’s natural ...
All parents wants what is best for their kids, and with the ever growing demand of kids learning technology in the classrooms and recess being cut from many schools across the United States, it’s important to maintain a level of outdoor play that matters. Obesity is at an all-time high here in the United States and we know screen time is partially to blame. Today I want to share a few ways you can encourage kids to play outdoors so that you can raise well-rounded kids that have a love for their environment.
Play supports children’s physical development as when they are playing they are being active and exercising their body. It is important that children develop strength and stamina from a young age and through
A lot of children are suffering from something called “nature-deficit disorder”, meaning they simply do not get enough time to be outdoors and explore the miracles of nature. In our society, there is a significant lack of outdoor activities and exploration by young children. Nature provides children with countless meaningful experiences that help them to establish ideas and inquiries regarding the world around them. Additionally, being outside gives young children a chance to develop their gross motor skills, along with different parts of their bodies that would otherwise be left stagnant. Providing children with time to play outside takes away the stressors of the classroom. There is less stress because there is less pressure to know and learn
The purpose of play is to develop intelligence, according to the cognitive development theory. When children play, they learn to solve problems. One of the biggest contributors to understanding play was Jean Piaget. Piaget believed, all people must adapt to the environment through assimilation and accommodation. Piaget said, ”Childhood play is a form of assimilation and any behavior that is done for enjoyment can be defined as play” (1962). Sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational, and formal operational thinking are all stages of cognition developed by Piaget. These stages of development provide a framework for intellectualizing childhood behavior and are made apparent through play.
The reason for my chosen topic is because I am interested in finding out more about all the benefits of outdoor play and how it has an impact on the child’s physical and social development. I would also like to find out more about
Children develop normally when they are exposed to different types of play that allow them to express themselves while using their imaginations and being physically active. According to the Center for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness, “Play is child’s work”; this is true because it is a child’s job to learn and develop in their first few years of life, in order for them to do this, they play. Not only is playing a child’s full time job, the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights listed play as a right of every child. Through their full time job of play, the children develop emotionally, socially, physically, and creatively. Children need to participate in child-led play in order to facilitate healthy development of their minds, body, and creativity.
While children play, they are still learning; they are learning life-long skills that will help them as adults. Skills such as working together, resolving conflicts, motor skills, and cognitive abilities are being taught.
In my opinion the outdoor area in any setting is often the childrens’ favourite place to be, as all the natural features engage children’s senses and provide opportunities for hands on learning. By letting children play with sticks, climb trees and roll around on the ground children develop physically and mentally. This is an area where there is often greater freedom and scope to investigate their surroundings and whilst there is exploration there is also very good opportunity to develop gross motor skills through physical activity. Such activities also spark their imaginations (Cooper, a
Holistic development of young children is the key determination and through play they are able to survive and become physically healthy, able to learn, and emotionally secure and into where they progress into responsible and productive adults with positive reinforcements in the future. When there are societal issues that are barriers such as “technology, childhood obesity, culture, etc.” (Gaston, A, Module 1, Unit 1, 2016), children are then unable to revel in freedom of movement in where play is adventurous and brings out positive behavior. “Play supports the holistic development through the development of intellectual, emotions, socially, physical, creative and spiritual” (Gaston, A, Module 1, Unit 2, 2016), signifying that holistic development is an important factor to be aware of as the child grows. An example would be when in Workshop 1 of Social and Cognitive Styles of Play, we had to play in the given activity for the time being and observe our members and distinguish what kind of cognitive play it was. And one of the assigned question to
it provides different play and children can face new skills and challenges. outdoor play does not just mean the garden, it progresses further for example, the park, walks, shopping malls, day trips out and much more. it gives children the opportunity for healthy exercise and the opportunity to learn more about the world and nature. To begin with, children will have less restrictions than being indoors, they have more space as large scale play can be provided. It also allows children to be able to use all of their senses, sight, hearing, smells, and they can enjoy the sense of being free and not restricted indoors. Being outdoors means the play is often open ended and furthermore children can play in different types of weather. The outdoor play encourages children to use their imagination and be creative with the resources at hand. Outdoor play often goes well with indoor play as it provides different experiences, however it is also important to remember that after outdoor play there also needs to be quiet play/areas for
Furthermore, by introducing shared open spaces with other classes, we can bring out the full potential of the children physically, mentally and emotionally. They will have more sensory play when exposed to a wider range of materials outdoors more often. The importance of sensory play is supported by Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development in the sensorimotor stage which states child’s intelligence is developed by the basic motor and sensory explorations of the world around them.