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Learning through play is a term used in education and psychology to describe how a child can learn to make sense of the world around them. Through play children can develop social and cognitive skills, mature emotionally, and gain the self-confidence required to engage in new experiences and environments.
According to research conducted in 2020 with 42 preschool children (aged four to six), one hour of play and 10 minutes of indoor mindfulness over five days increased children's happiness by nearly ...
One of Smilansky's research focused on sociodramatic play and its importance on children's learning. She said sociodramatic play is “a form of voluntary social play activity in which preschool children participate”. [10] Sociodramatic play is also considered as dramatic play children engage in at a social setting. [11]
Play helps a child develop a sense of true self and a mastery over their innate abilities resulting in a sense of worth and aptitude. [4] During play, children are driven to meet the essential need of exploring and affecting their environment. Play also contributes in the advancement of creative thinking.
Stages of play is a theory and classification of children's participation in play developed by Mildred Parten Newhall in her 1929 dissertation. [1] Parten observed American preschool age (ages 2 to 5) children at free play (defined as anything unrelated to survival, production or profit). Parten recognized six different types of play:
A preschool (sometimes spelled as pre school or pre-school), also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school. It may be publicly or privately operated, and may be ...
Playfulness by Paul Manship. Play is a range of intrinsically motivated activities done for recreational pleasure and enjoyment. [1] Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but may be engaged in at any life stage, and among other higher-functioning animals as well, most notably mammals and birds.
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