activity two (Appendix 2) was for children to produce a narrative following a story that they had recently been covering in class. The practitioner’s intention was for children to use their social‚ emotional and imaginative skills to complete the task. Activity two (Appendix 2) was planned considering children’s interests and their current development. The children enjoy stories and role play‚ so by combining the two the practitioner was meeting their interests. All children were missing evidence towards
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The Importance of Play ECE 430 Early Childhood Education Capstone Prof. Sublette Jennifer Bentley November 28‚ 2011 The Importance of Play Play is one aspect that is common in every child’s life. The importance of play for children is huge. It is so much more than a recreational activity for them. Play is essential for children; it contributes to healthy child development cognitively‚ socially‚ and physically (McFadden‚ 2010). Because of this‚ it is vital for parents‚ caregivers‚ and educators
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Why Childern Should Play Sports.! Why playing sports help kids‚ now and in the future I think all students should play a team sport. Playing a team sport can produce several benefits to the student‚ family‚ and also the community. Team sports can be very educational and also healthy for children of all ages. It can help them have fun‚ improve skills‚ learn skills and gain new friends. It too can help them become physically fit. Sports focus mainly on speed‚ strength‚ coordination‚ vision and responsiveness
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In “Children Need to Play‚ Not Compete” the author Jessica Statsky showed concerned towards growing trend of parents promoting highly competitive organized games for their children. According to Statsky these games with adult and high standards are not less than a job for children especially when they need to enjoy. Statsky explained this thought with example that how badly such games create problem for children both physically as well as psychology. she further said that in competitions the fear
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Cache level 1 Award in an Introduction to Early Years Settings. The value of play for babies and young children – Task 1 (1.1 & 1.2) Developmental Area Ways play can support the area of development The value of play in the area of development Physical Walk forwards‚ backwards and sideways. Walk on tip-toes. Running‚ stopping and starting. Jump up and down on the spot. Jump a distance. Crawl through a barrel or tunnel. Throw‚ catch and kick a ball. Carrying and passing‚ Climbing
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throughout progressive stages of play‚ children can develop and learn vital life skills with reference to a wide range of psychological theories. I will firstly define play‚ describe its characteristics and look at some of the different types of play. I will then go on to analyse the stages of play with reference to theorist such as Piaget and Parten. In addition to this I will be discussing children’s play in the context of life stage theories and analyse the links between play and learning then finally
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Vol. 5‚ No. 10 Asian Social Science Role-play in English Language Teaching Feng Liu & Yun Ding School of Foreign Languages‚ Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266061‚ China Tel: 86-532-8895-8959 Abstract Role-play is an effective technique to animate the teaching and learning atmosphere‚ arouse the interests of learners‚ and make the language acquisition impressive. So this research will mainly focus on how to apply it successfully and take the most advantage of it in English
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How to Compare & Contrast the Theories of Piaget and Vygotsky Jean Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist famous for his theories of child development‚ particularly his theory of cognitive development. He proposed a stage theory of development‚ which linked the interaction between cognitive and biological development in children. Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist who was most famous for his theory of sociocultural development and believed that development occurs primarily
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Understanding play for early learning Understand the features of a positive learning environment. Identifies features of a setting that contributes to a positive learning environment; Suitable sized furniture e.g. tables and chairs Suitable toilets and hand washing area Wet area for sand and water play Colourful wall with interesting posters and pictures A display board with children’s work on it Enough space for children to move around An area or them to rest and sleep A quiet area to
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Athletics tend to be a major component of American culture. It has become common for parents to push their children to be great in sports. Americans tend to focus on the word “push.” Saying parents should push their children to play sports implies force; therefore‚ parents should encourage their child to play sports or participate in an extra-curricular activity. For many years‚ America has been considered an obese nation. Efforts to lower the obesity level have been made such as increasing pay
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