Why Play Matters: 101 Activities for Developmental Play to Support Young Children
eBook - PDF

Why Play Matters: 101 Activities for Developmental Play to Support Young Children

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Why Play Matters: 101 Activities for Developmental Play to Support Young Children

About this book

This accessible book is full of play-based activities to support child development. Grounded in evidence-based practice, it inspires and informs readers to understand play, and offers ideas and practical activities to use with the children in their care (ages 0-8).

Drawing from the holistic and inclusive model of Developmental Play, which includes sensory play, creative-explorative play, meaning-making play and higher play, the activities focus on supporting aspects of social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. Each activity follows the helpful structure: "you'll need," "your child will learn" and "top tips," and shows how play can be used to enhance children's development in five key areas:

  • To build emotional wellbeing
  • To build social skills
  • To build school readiness
  • To build physical skills
  • To develop sensory processing skills.

Playfulness is fundamental to healthy holistic development and this book shows you why play matters, how it works, and why each reader should bring play back into children's lives to give them the best start in life for the best chance in life. It is essential reading for early years practitioners, primary school teachers, occupational therapists and parents.

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Yes, you can access Why Play Matters: 101 Activities for Developmental Play to Support Young Children by Caroline Essame in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Early Childhood Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781000955163
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Early Childhood Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Chapter 1 The Developmental Play Model
  7. Chapter 2 Twenty Ideas for Developmental Play Pyramid Level 1: Sensory-Body Play and Attachment-Safety Play
  8. Chapter 3 Twenty Ideas for Developmental Play Pyramid Level 2: Creative-Explorative Play
  9. Chapter 4 Twenty Ideas for Developmental Play Pyramid Level 3: Meaning-Making Play
  10. Chapter 5 Twenty Ideas for Developmental Play Pyramid Level 4: Higher Play
  11. Chapter 6 Twenty Ideas for Nature Play
  12. Chapter 7 The Power of Messy Play: CreateCATT’s Favourite Play Activity
  13. Chapter 8 How to Scaffold Climbing Up the Pyramid
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index