Play - NAEYC
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The Power of Playful Learning in the Early Childhood Setting
网页Playful learning leverages the power of active (minds-on), engaging (not distracting), meaningful, socially interactive, and iterative thinking and learning (Zosh et al. 2018) in powerful ways that lead to increased learning. Free play lets children explore and express themselves—to be the captains of their own ship.
Principles of Child Development and Learning and Implications …
网页Play is essential for all children, birth through age 8. Play (e.g., self-directed, guided, solitary, parallel, social, cooperative, onlooker, object, fantasy, physical, constructive, and games with rules) is the central teaching practice that facilitates young children’s development and learning. Play develops young children’s symbolic and ...
How to Support Children’s Approaches to Learning? Play with Them!
网页Curiosity about the world, initiative and problem solving, and focused attention and persistence are just a few approaches to learning that children develop through play. In the early years, parents can help children develop the skills to be better students by playing with them. Yes, as they enter kindergarten and the elementary years, children ...
10 Things Every Parent Should Know About Play | NAEYC
网页10. Play is a child’s context for learning. Children practice and reinforce their learning in multiple areas during play. It gives them a place and a time for learning that cannot be achieved through completing a worksheet. For example, in playing restaurant, children write and draw menus, set prices, take orders, and make out checks.
The Social-Cultural Context of Child Development and Learning
网页It is essential to understand that child development and learning occur within a social-cultural, political, and historical context. 49 Within that context, each person’s experiences may vary based on their social identities and the intersection of these identities. Social identities bring with them socially constructed meanings that reflect ...
Valuing Diversity: Developing a Deeper Understanding of All
网页Its guiding principles include. Recognizing that “self-awareness, humility, respect, and a willingness to learn are key to becoming a teacher who equitably and effectively supports all children and families”. Developing a strong understanding of culture and diversity. Understanding that “families are the primary context for children’s ...
Ten Things Children Learn From Block Play - NAEYC
网页Social and emotional growth. Blocks help children learn to take turns and share materials, develop new friendships, become self-reliant, increase attention span, cooperate with others, and develop self-esteem.—. Kathleen Harris. Development in all areas. Block play requires fine and gross motor skills. Blocks enhance children’s problem ...
DAP: Observing, Documenting, and Assessing Children’s ... - NAEYC
网页DAP: Observing, Documenting, and Assessing Children’s Development and Learning. Observing, documenting, and assessing each child’s development and learning are essential processes for educators and programs to plan, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of the experiences they provide to children. Assessment includes both formal and ...
Articles for Families on Behavior and Development | NAEYC
网页Learn about and purchase the best books and resources to support young children's learning and development. Young Children Stay up to date with research-based, teacher-focused articles on birth to age 8 in our award-winning, peer-reviewed journal.