The Importance of Play

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The Importance of Play

• TL 5.02 Plan age appropriate activities for
  children

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PLAYING SPURS ON DEVELOPMENT AREAS

• Physical
• Intellectual
• Emotional
• Social
• Moral

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Active vs. Quiet Play

• Active play uses large motor skills and releases
  energy
• Quiet play uses the mind and small motor skills

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Sensory Toys

• Objects with different textures, shapes, sounds,
  and colors that stimulate the senses

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Should Caregivers Force an Infant to Play?

• Nothe infant (newborn to one year) may be
  hungry, tired, or interested in something else,
  and forcing them can upset them

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Toddlers Learning Concepts

• Larger/smaller
• Full/empty
• Toddlers learn these by playing with nesting toys
  and containers

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Playing with water, sand, modeling clay, dough,
and finger paints

• These activities spur creativity and help develop
  small-motor skills

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Toddlers Short Attention Span

• Toddlers (ages 1-3) need to change activities
  often in order to keep playtime fun and
  stimulating

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Toddlers Refusing to Share

• Caregivers should react by gently correcting the
  toddlers behavior

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Preschoolers Learn to Pretend

• Preschoolers (ages 3-5) create imaginary
  playmates, dress-up, and pretend to be fictional
  characters or people

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Distracting Children

• Distraction is a useful tool as it leads kids
  away from undesirable behavior and keeps them
  busy with an interesting activity

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Competitive Play

• Caregivers can emphasize the pleasure of play,
  explaining that the outcome is based on luck, and
  being a good sport when you lose

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Benefits of Reading

• Encourages talking, listening, and
  vocabulary-building
• Develops imagination and learning abilities
• Fulfills emotional and social needs

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Tips for Reading with young Children

• Choose age-appropriate books
• Be patient if a child wants the same story read
  over and over
• Let children look at the pictures in the book you
  are reading
• Talk about the story, act it out, or refer to it
  later

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Television can be Harmful

• TV demands little participation or interaction,
  and it may have inappropriate content

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Managing TV Watching

• Caregivers should
• Watch tv with the child
• Limit watching
• Turn off unsuitable shows
• Turn the television off if the child is not
  interested
• Model good habits by watching in moderation