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Understand how to provide play and other activities for children in home-based settings that will support equality and inclusion
Table of Contents
'What is play and why is it important?' by Play Wales
Click to read about a child’s right to play.
Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
'An inclusive practice’ from Pacey
'Play and learning: The importance of play’ on the Early Years Matters website
Diagram - The Role of the Adult in Play
'Observing children’s play’ from Early Years Careers
Facilitating and supporting children's play: suggestions for teachers' from Community Playthings
'What is play and why is it important?' by Play Wales
Presentation
There are three presentations for you to view for this lesson. Click on the icons below, in turn, to launch them.
'What shall we play today?'
'Observation and planning'
'Equality, diversity and inclusion'
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Find out about Friedrich Froebel 1782-1852 and his philosophy on children and play. You could use the Internet as a good place to start.
‘My space’, from Oxfordshire County Council looks at creating enabling environments for young children.
This article from Early Years Matters looks at ‘Enabling environments’.
This second article on ‘Creating an enabling environment’ is from Nursery Resources.
The following books will provide useful additional reading on this topic. Pick one or two and look for them at your local library:
Think And Challenge
