Understand types of play for children
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Learning and developing through play’ by Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework
- ‘Child-Initiated Play’ on the Twinkl website
- ‘The Importance of Sensory Play for Early Years’ from the Early Years Resources website.
- ‘The benefits of creative play’ from Rhino Play
- ‘The benefits of imaginative play and how to encourage it’ on the Play Like Mum website.
- ‘The power of play’ from Play Scotland
- ‘What Is Heuristic Play and Why Is It Good for Our Children?’ from the Schoolhouse website
- Laser Learning reading text ‘Understand how play develops'
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ’16 different types of play’ on the Encourage Play website.
- ‘What is heuristic play?’ is an article from the Community Playthings website.
- Read through this article on ‘The theory of loose parts’ from the Reading Play website and evaluate which resources would support loose play.
- ‘Getting the right balance between adult-led and child-initiated learning’ from The Optimus Blog.
- Think And Challenge
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