WHAT IS PLAY?

Girl playing with play-dough

The mistake trying to understand PLAY may lie in trying to read play both too literally and too symbolically. The skills that Children learn while Playing have to do with learning fancy footwork, tolerance, empathy, and all necessary social, emotional, physical, creatives, and cognitive skills for moving with ease among playmates. PLAY is important children need Relate-Play-Love-work.  All around the world PLAY strategies, interventions, and groups are being facilitated by support groups and associations. Contact

PLAY can take an active or passive form, being vicarious or engaging, and so we can play in both the spectator and the actor. PLAY is important, and The strong Play museum is an excellent example of how play can take place in many different ways, you can visit their site in https://www.museumofplay.org

PLAY exists for its own sake. Players do not aggressively seek out some other purpose to play. In fact, trying to twist play to an end jeopardized the meaning of playing, making it seem less and less like PLAY. We can observe children’s PLAY when children go outside and play with their peers in the playground, organizing the game and setting rules by themself or with adult support, nevertheless becomes less PLAY when the children are aspected to performed to reach a goal or they are expected to reach a level of competency. Play is important in children learning and development. 

Second, Children PLAY at their own peace.

PLAY is special and secure. Sometimes settings for PLAY, may be different from each other, the field, the stadium, the woods, the rink, the court, and the ring all serve as playgrounds.

PLAY is fun, it is not so simple as it sounds because people can find fun in a dizzying variety of activities. Play is important because it brings joy. Open the children learning channels accordingly each child needs. 

Children PLAY by rules. Rules are not just for organizing games and making them fair, they keep games interesting and keep games going by being in a continuous transformation.

PLAY may appear purposeless yet hold an abiding utility or deeper, PLAY is preparatory and therefore functions as a rehearsal.

Why this?

  • Because we can see PLAY when children are running and jumping, nevertheless children also play while reading a story or play a board game.
  • Because children can PLAY while being active participants in a game or by taking a more passive approach while interacting with children.
  • PLAY is important. Transforms and evolve with the children and their stage of development. Babies PLAY will be to suck any objects that can be grasped, preschoolers may start making association between objects ( imaginary play) on the other hand schools age children will PLAY by making and breaking rules and organize games.
  • https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_play_is_more_than_just_fun

REFERENCES.

Scott G. Eberle. “the elements of Play”. American Journal of Play. 2014

2. Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong, “The Importance of Being Playful,” Educational

Leadership 60 (2003): 50–53.

3. Thomas S. Henricks, “Orderly and Disorderly Play: A Comparison,” American

Journal of Play 2 (2009): 12–40.

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