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Understand the nature and importance of play and leisure
Table of Contents
Click on the icon to the left to read the Children’s Play Information Service (CPIS) Factsheet no.7 ‘Consulting Children about Play’. Consider how your school or college includes children in decisions affecting their play. How might the involvement of children and young people be improved?
Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘Overview and full text of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Overview from UNICEF.
Full text from the United Nations.
‘What is play and why is it important?’ by Play Wales
‘Why play is important’ on the Raising Kids website
'How play helps children's development' from NI Direct
Presentation
Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘The importance of play’.
Click to launch this lesson’s presentation ‘The UN convention on the rights of the child’.
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Click on the icon to the left to read the Children’s Play Information Service (CPIS) Factsheet no.7 ‘Consulting Children about Play’. Consider how your school or college includes children in decisions affecting their play. How might the involvement of children and young people be improved?
Click to read ‘Why is Play Important? Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, Creative Development’ on the Education.com website.
Click to read ‘The importance of play in adulthood’ on the Wanderlust website.
Click to watch this video and read the transcript on ‘Leisure activities of adults: Types, benefits & examples’ by Study.com. You will be asked to register for free in order to watch or read this in full. This is entirely at your own discretion.
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