The Value of Play Defined...
I am so excited to share this wonderful link to a great resource for both parents and early childhood professionals on the personal and pedagogical Value of Play. I found it to be both informative and enlightening, as well as an easy read.
Within this article, author Dr. Jane Hewes defines and describes different types of play, and how to facilitate these powerful experiences with your children.
LET THE CHILDREN PLAY:
Nature’s Answer to Early Learning
By Jane Hewes, PhD
Chair of the Early Childhood Education Program,
Edmonton
“Young children learn the most important things not by being told but by constructing knowledge for themselves in interaction with the physical world and with other children – and the way they do this is by playing.”
Source: Jones, E., & Reynolds, G. (1992). The play’s the
thing: Teachers’ roles in children’s play, p. 1
Categories: Family Life,Early Childhood Education,New Parents
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