THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY-BASED LEARNING IN EARLY YEARS As parents seeking the best school for your young children, you may find that today’s Early Years classrooms look very different from the ones you once knew. Gone are the da...
This chapter explores play-based learning, drawing upon my own experiences and on research within the early childhood sector, specifically on how play can impact on the social, emotional and physical and cognitive development of children from birth to eight years. My own childhood was filled with...
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What can be more powerful than when education, curiosity, and play come together to support teaching and learning? Play-based learning in Early Years classrooms is a critical form of how children learn and make sense of...
Play based learning is widely understood to be the most beneficial form of learning during early childhood. It can stimulate cognitive, social, physical and emotional development. Differences in play styles and preferences include: Risk tolerance. ...
There are many benefits of play-based learning for children, but also some challenges. Educators and parents need to know exactly why play is good for learning, and that it’s more than ‘having fun’. To learn more about play in early childhood, read my full outline of the17 different ...
Children at play: Learning gender in the early years. London: Trentham Books.Martin, B. (2011). Children at play—Learning gender in the early years . Stoke on Trent, UK: Trentham.Martin, B. (2011). Children at Play: Learning Gender in the Early Years. London: Trentham....
9 Stephen and Edwards10 describe the influence of Alan Kay11 in predicting a Dynamic Book as a learning resource for young children based on his reading of key early childhood thinkers, including Montessori, Piaget, Bruner and Vygotsky as a fore-runner to the range of touchscreen technologies ...
In this chapter, the authors discuss the two principles that emerged from this research project, and that can be applied for play-based learning in early childhood environmental education. These principles are (1) Valuing different play-types according t
Early Childhood EducationSelf EsteemPreschool ChildrenSexual IdentityGender IssuesSex RoleLongitudinal StudiesChildren at Play: Learning Gender in the Early Years Barbara Martin Sterling, VA: Trentham Books,...doi:10.1080/03004279.2011.644316Fite, Kathleen E...