Children often learn about the world through exploratory play. Research shows that adults can either facilitate or impede children's learning through exploratory play, depending on the manner in which they get
For parents, it can be very helpful to talk with their child’s teacher to learn about the types of creative activities the teacher has observed the child enjoying in school, so that they may further explore and nurture this creativity at home. For example, if a child has developed a...
Drawing on the work of child psychologist Jean Piaget, early childhood educators recognize that young children begin to develop their “sense of place” through play and exploration of their environment, learning about the many different places, people, plants, animals, and things they encounter ever...
Curiosity allows children to learn quickly and deeply, as demonstrated by a seven-year-old boy’s interest in scuba diving and archaeology, which was stimulated through reading and exploration. Competitiveness is reflected in their desire to understand others and express themselves, willing to improve...
possibility that developmental changes in children’s number representations across this age range36,37might impact their exploration. Throughout, we adopt the convention in developmental psychology of reporting children’s ages as years; months (e.g., mean age of 4 years and 4 months is written...
Three main discourses around the notion of developmentalism were identified during analysis of the adults' interview data: (1) preschool children learn and develop through play; (2) preschool children should have choices and freedom; and (3) sometimes more structured activities are needed. The ...
It is a well accepted principal in early childhood education that children learn best through free play and discovery. Children's free play is a complex concept that eludes precise definition, but children's play typically is pleasurable, self-motivated, imaginative, non-goal directed, spontaneous...
caring. Children demonstrate these dispositions to learn1 through their play and living in early childhood communities. These dispositions are often used to describe a child or children: “He is so caring,”“They are playful friends with one another.” ...
modelling of persons' activities) can be seen as a foundation in the young child's exploration. This exploration is the leading activity for promoting acquisition of competences and values. In kindergarten, chil- dren's exploration may start to take place through fantasy and role-play (if the ...
1, 2, 3 As a natural and compelling activity, play promotes cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being, offering the necessary conditions for children to thrive and learn. Through play, the child can experiment, solve problems, think creatively, cooperate with others, etc., gaining ...