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Learning Through Play
As early childhood educators, you play an important role in guiding the way children play.
| Children engage in longer, more complex play when teachers get involved. Play helps children explore and discover the world and their role in it. It also helps children learn new ideas, solve problems, and interact with others. Here are few a ways you can stimulate and guide play: |
- Allow long blocks of time for free play.
- Provide a variety of materials to stimulate different kinds of play.
- Provide activities that challenge children.
- Engage with the children, but let them lead the play.
- Ask open-ended questions about the things children are playing with.
- Encourage pretend play, it helps children learn and solve problems.
For more information on learning through play, try out the following websites:
Canadian Council on Learning:
http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Reports/LessonsInLearning/LinL20061010LearninPlay.htm
Ministry of Ontario Kindergarten Curriculum
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/kindercurrb.pdf