In view of the fact that children perceive and
interact with the world using different senses,
it is essential for early years practitioners to
use the methods which provide children with
an opportunity to learn through these senses. Play is especially effective ffor
learning because play evokes positive feelings
in children and thus motivates them to learn. It is rather difficult
to understand what constitutes play within an
early years setting because educators and
researchers cannot agree on whether to
consider structured play. On reflection of the game and overall activity
realised that it can take a very long time to
connect with a child with adhd. Also, that the
child is easily frustrated when they found it
hard to understand something. I, therefore
thought the snakes and ladders game was an
easy game for Paul to understand and follow.
Clear and basic instructions and information
are best for Paul. Being patient is also very
important when working with children with
adhd. Positive reinforcement is also
extremely important not only for a child with
special needs but for all children. The child's
best interest and wellbeing are the most
important factors when helping and caring for
and them.
Play-based learning is an inquiry-based
curriculum in which children are motivated to
explore, investigate and create new things
with their imagination and ideas. By creativity
we mean the art of creating something using
imagination but where imagination is the set
of ideas that can be unreal also. For instance, children in the
classroom may be playing pretend play in
which they imagine themselves as different
characters and they create a play by their
imagination. In a play-based approach,
children are encouraged for free play and
children use their imagination to create
different ideas in various areas. Every child deserves the opportunity to
develop their unique potential, as a children
educator, it is important we provide them the
opportunity to explore and develop through
play. Play sets the foundation for the
development of social, cognitive and
emotional knowledge and skills. Through play,
children learn to make connections with their
peers, and to share, negotiate, work as a team
and resolve conflicts, as well as learn self-
advocacy skills. Children also learn leadership
skills through play. Play is a natural tool that
children use to build creativity, for example
through acting fantasy heroes.
early years practitioners are not allowed to
interfere into children's play. In this regard,
children learn to develop decision-making
skills, independent thinking, and confidence
through outdoor play activities. Many
contemporary early years settings are
organised, drawing on Montessori's ideas of
structured outdoor play environment. A
social reformer who worked with children
from poor families, significantly highlighted
the value of outdoor play. In the viewpoint of McMillan, outdoor
play is essential for the healthy development
of children. She especially emphasised such
aspects of outdoor play as fresh air and
movement. It will stimulate their brain connections, it will
build on their early cognitive development, it
will help with problem solving skills, and will
build the child's self-esteem up and it will also
build their self-confidence up. Most of all it will
build their critical thinking skills up. One con of
this type of play is safety for the child. Making
sure, that the area is safe for exploratory play,
allowing the child to feel safe in the area of
play. Especially when the play is outside.
When teachers are introducing exploratory
play to students, they need to make sure that
the play will stimulate the children's interest
and by doing that they will need to provide
activities that include sensory involvement.
Problem Savings activities are to enhance the
children's thinking and learning, so of the best
problems to give the students are multi-
sensory, because they allow the students to
gather intormation and they could have one or
more possible solutions. All problems that are
given to the children to solve are allowing the
children to observe, analyze, synthesize and
evaluate events, information and ideas. This
allows the children to be able to construct new
ideas. When providing a problem-solving
activity to your students, you will need to
address the following information. Explain to the children that people learn to do
new things by watching, trying and
experimenting. Try to do somethings by
yourself and see how it turns out. It just might
turn out great. Research on self-
efficacy states "people may regulate their own
behavior or through motivation, thought
processes, affective states and actions or
changing environmental conditions based
around their efficacy beliefs. Perceived self
efficacy provides guidelines for enabling
people to exercise some influence over how
they love their lives. The practical life of the children depends upon
various factors such as Education, Family, and
Society. Children feel low self-esteemed if they
do not get motivation by adults and as a
result, they cannot think creatively and may
get upset with their lifestyles. So if children
like to do something, we should encourage
their thoughts and provide thenm with
materials so that they can innovate what they
want. For example, if a child likes painting buy
them different paints and paint boards to
facilitate their interests.
Inconclusion, the value of play in the lives of young children
cannot be underestimated. During play
children develop skills, habits and attitudes
that will stay with them throughout their lives.
As they play they learn to work together as a
team, they learn to cope with frustration, to
care about others, to share what they have
with others, they practice imagination and
fantasies and also to express their emotions.
Though play is important for people of all
ages, but it is particularly meaningful and
important for young children. Actually play is
their work, and they give a tremendous
amount of energy and effort to it.
Child play is actually inportant to child education and development in terms of relation to his mate and people at large. Many child faces challenges of development due to lack of play during his childhood and so, he tend to suffer at adulthood. This problem leads to difficulties to most of them.
