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Learning
values describe the specific learning skills
that will be engaged as your child plays: |
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Independent
Play
Promotes self-esteem and confidence in children
by empowering them with choices and by organizing
stimulating play activities. Creating time
and an environment for independent play is beneficial
for children of any age. Helping your child develop
a strong, independent personality supports their
awareness of feelings, dreams and ideas. Independent
play fosters reflective and analytical thought
and gives children their own private space and
time.
For
children, the ability to pretend and imagine is
an essential form of play. As children's imaginations
grow, they invent new uses for familiar objects,
playing with them in novel ways. Encouraging children's
imaginative play will open the door to enhanced
learning experiences in all areas of their development.
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Mathematical
Play
Involves children in problem solving activities,
reasoning, and sequencing. Encouraging conceptual
thought and the development of logic and problem
solving skills helps children build a strong foundation
for future learning.
Playing
with construction toys such as building blocks
enables children to acquire an understanding of
basic math skills and develop fine motor skills.
While playing with construction toys, children
learn categorization, sequencing, patterning,
and quantifying, which help build a strong foundation
for understanding math in the future.
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Musical
Play
Engages children in rhythmic musical activity.
Music exerts a powerful influence on children's
developing minds and enhances reading, math, and
creative skills. Nurturing your child's interest
in music, whether it's singing, humming, whistling,
dancing, or banging on a drum, sets the tune for
further learning. |
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Linguistic Play
Encourages a child's verbal skills. The
foundations of language learning are laid when children
are infants, and these skills continue to develop
through the toddler years. Children's development
can be nourished by exposure to an environment filled
with sound, rhythm, and language patterns. |
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Motor
Skills
Promote and develop children's physical athletic
ability, manual dexterity, and/or eye-hand coordination.
Many people associate fine motor skills with the
way a child holds a pencil, crayons, or scissors,
but it is much more. Human development progresses
from the head down and from the torso outward, so
the use of hands and fingers is actually the last
part of the development process.
You can enhance a child's fine motor development
early in life by giving them opportunities to refine
large motor skills. Begin with big pieces of puzzles,
clay, or big crayons and combine these tools with
activities such as coloring in a coloring book.
Playing
with manipulative toys such as shape sorters,
activity centers, lacing toys, and puzzles helps
children develop fine eye-hand coordination skills.
Fine motor skills involve muscles of the hands,
eyes, face, and mouth, and mastering these skills
completes critical pathways to development.
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Cooperative
Play
Fosters cooperation and interaction with the
objective of achieving common goals. The idea
behind cooperative play is interaction with the
objective of achieving common goals. The best way
to teach children any skill is to model the right
behavior, and this is best learned by giving the
child many opportunities to put it into practice.
Help your child fully develop their understanding
of cooperation through activities, games, and toys
that engage multiple participants for the highest
level of interactive fun. Encourage team effort
at home by sharing certain responsibilities with
your children. |
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Visual
Play
Engages the child in visual evaluation and activities
that nurture creativity. Stimulate your child's
visual development by having them translate what
they have learned into pictures. You'll enhance
their experience and retention by encouraging
them to create images.
Art
and building projects are a great way for children
to build their self-esteem and express their emotions
and creativity. When children create masterpieces
of their own, they learn that anything is possible.
By nurturing children's creativity and imagination,
you are setting the stage for a colorful learning
experience that enhances all areas of their development.
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