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Understand play at different stages of children's development

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In this tutorial you will learn:

How children's play takes on different characteristics as they develop
About the different types of play you will see as the children get older
The benefits of both adult-led and child-initiated play

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Click to look again at ‘Play and learning’ webpage on the Early Years Matters website and read the sections ‘The importance of play’, ‘Pre-birth to three’ and ‘Three to five’.
Click to access the National Strategies Early Years document ‘Learning, Playing and Interacting: Good practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage’. Read the section ‘How children learn’ from page 8 to page 19 which covers adult led and child initiated and includes some case studies.Please be aware that this document was published in 2011 so may make reference to an earlier version of the EYFS. Be sure to check any references against the revised 2014 EYFS.
Click to read 'How play is structured in early years settings to promote development' by Pearson School and FE College.
Click to read ‘The adult role in child-led play – How to become a learning ally’ by Clare Caro on the Nature Play website.
‘What’s play got to do with it? is an article from the Community Playthings website.
‘How practitioners can support children’s schemas’ is an article from Early Years Careers. Read the article and make notes on anything you can use in your role.

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