Pediatric Association‚ “Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive‚ social‚ emotional‚ and physical well-being of children and youth. Alarmingly‚ gifted and talented students from grades three to five decreased their time spent in unstructured activities by one half. Children do not play anymore. (Beisser‚ Gillespie‚ & Thacker‚ 2013). While there was an abundance of research for young children and play‚ existing research that examined the importance of play in the development
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Critique of a Play Area Dress up Area The area of the pre-school room that I have chosen to critically evaluate is the dress up area. Our pre-school consists of 20 children aged 3-4 years old spread over two sessions‚ and comprises both boys and girls. In our pre-school we have two polish children‚ one boy and one girl‚ who speak both English and Polish‚ one Chinese girl and one Zimbabwean boy. The rest of the children are Irish. Our pre-school room is one large room in a general childcare
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Jennifer Sadler CLDDV 107 PM September 7th‚ 2014 The Importance of Play Article In the article “The Importance of Play”‚ the author states that promoting play increases the chance of a healthier lifestyle for a childs future. The article talks about how middle class parents have a hurried lifestyle‚ which results with the parents not taking opportunities to interact with their babies. This then leads to their children later on having anxiety problems as well as higher stress levels.
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Historical Perspective No pass‚ no play has been a part of Texas high school football since 1985. During that time‚ Ross Perot spearheaded a campaign to require higher standards for athletic participation. According to the state law‚ students must have a passing grade in each class during the grading period they are attempting to participate in the extracurricular activity in order to be eligible to participate. Although the state of Texas was the first to initiate the academic standards‚ most
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past decade of whether or not college athletes should be paid to play. Many argue that they do not have time to get real jobs because the requirements for the sport that they participate in are far too demanding. Others cite that these athletes are provided full scholarships to attend the schools at which they are playing the sport. However regardless of the argument‚ I still feel that college athletes should not be paid to play. College athletes are not forced into playing the sport that
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There are many themes and issues displayed in the play such as power‚ conflict‚ change and doubt. These themes have each got their own purpose to create ‘Doubt’ in the minds of the reader. The picture of the wind in the top right corner of the poster is used to symbolise change. This use of symbolism is shown in the play through stage directions “The sound of wind. Sister Aloysius pulls her shawl lightly about her and goes. After a moment‚ Sister James goes as well”. The wind storm is a symbol
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one another No Confidence: If a young child has no confidence within themselves they will struggle to develop their communication & social skills. They won’t be outgoing therefore they will always hold back during activities or during free play they will play alone rather than mixing with others. Not able to talk: If a child has no ability to speak this will also have a massive effect on their communication & social skills as they will not be interacting verbally with others around them. Not
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Imaginative Play in the Academic Kindergarten Class LaDonna C Williams William Woods University Abstract Play! The simple term is considered to be used for entertainment and to help children release large amounts of energy and enthusiasm. Adults often use the phrase‚ “Go Play!” to children for that very reason! It is viewed as a pleasure based activity not a need or necessity. It is seen as the first thing to “cut” from a child’s schedule. Therefore‚ with the growing demands for teacher
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The role and value of play All children and young people need to play. Children ’s play is behavior which is freely chosen‚ self-motivated and personally directed‚ and the impulse to play is in all of us. Through play the child explores the world and its creative potential‚ discovering all the while‚ a flexible range of responses to the challenges‚ she or he encounters. By playing‚ the child learns and develops as an individual and as a member of the community – be it at home‚ the street and area
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The Warriors. This play was written by William P. Bradford II‚ a graduate of Trinity High School. The Warriors is written about veterans of wars trying to handle life with PTSD. The play begins as smoke slithers onto the stage. Veteran 1(Loui Chang) stumbles onto the stage and delivers a brief background of himself. The other veterans one by one follow Loui’s lead and each deliver a brief background of themselves. After the last
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