Importance of Being Playful

In this article, out of the many main factors that are listed out, only a few points caught my eye. Out of which, it is the effects on play on early language and development and how teachers can be supportive of imaginative play that interest me the most. Starting from the effects on language and development of the children in Singapore, it can be seen that play has indeed helped the children with the ability to master academic content. For example, using a simple example from a play time from a childcare. When playing with their cooking set, the children actually count the amount of food that is in the plate. In this form of play, one can see that play can help with the learning process of a child. Garvey, 1984 mentioned that there are four different types of language play which helps with the different aspects of language. Play let children to be creative and imaginative. As such, the children are able to express themselves as observed during attachment during outdoor play. They would “drive” around if the cars or tricycle provided and go to places like Legoland which is the see-saw and play. It is during that time that the children would create lines of their own to communicate to one another. The children’s mind would go imaginative and creative. This group play would help each and every one of the children that is involved in this play.
Next, how teacher support imagination play is important as the children’s role model in the school would be the teacher him or herself. Research (Rudasill and Rimm-Kaufman,2009) has shown that good relationship between adult and children is important to the children in their development. Therefore, it is important that teacher does include him or herself into the children’s playtime. Taking an...

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...ntre, the teacher would make sure that the children all understand by repeating her instructions. Following on, the teacher demonstrates and explains how the activity should be done. With that, the children are all able to finish their work faster with no doubts. This shows how effective the teacher’s planning is to catar to the needs of the children. Therefore, the teacher should be aware of the children’s individual learning style so as to plan the lesson accordingly.

Works Cited

http://www.uwgb.edu/hughesf/Spontaneous%20Play%20.htm http://www.teachingstrategies.com/content/pageDocs/Research-Foundation-Creative-Curriculum.pdf - Research Foundation: The Creative Curricculum pg 3 http://evidencebasedliving.human.cornell.edu/2010/04/08/how-does-the-physical-environment-affect-child-well-being/ http://www.education.com/reference/article/childrens-learning-styles/