Most of these activities are outdoors and rely on what nature has to offer for fun. Most children who go away to summer camps come from cities and suffer from “nature deficit disorder” to the narrow experience of modern indoor life. Outdoor experiences enrich kid's perceptions of the world and support healthy child development. The outdoors also offer the opportunity for diverse activities, most of which are physical. Although the children may not immediately appreciate being active, their bodies and minds will appreciate the fresh air and exercise.…
If outdoor space is limited, look at how play that usually takes place outdoors can be incorporated in doors i.e. planting in pots can be moved to indoors or moving furniture to make room for ride-on toys. The same applies to lack of space indoors by taking resources and equipment from inside to outside. Attitudes to play based learning can be more difficult to overcome but should be challenged. Parents may not understand the importance of play for learning because of their own experiences or their culture. This could be approached by visiting the setting and talking to professionals as well as providing them with written information on the benefits to play based learning.…
Playing is an opportunity that allow children to strengthen their sense and understanding the world. Engaging child to play in natural works and support them to play with natural materials associated with outside spaces…
Child Development and Play Activity 1 – Report on Child Development and Play 1) Infant children begin with a small amount of knowledge and skills. They must learn by interacting with the world around them, learning from their parents or guardians and developing a number of skills and abilities in their own time so they may grow and adapt better as a human. There are different ways a child develops: • Physical development -Which involves a child’s use of their motor skills and general movement. • Cognitive development -Use of the child’s brain and early thought process. • Social development - The connections a child makes with others that enable them to relate to certain knowledge, skills or values.…
This will allow children to make sense of the world around them, offering opportunities to explore places and the environment (Ritchie, 2017). This is a clear opportunity to allow developments of children’s knowledge by ‘learning through play’. ‘Learning through play’ can from the idea of theorists such as Piaget and Vygotsky. Vygotsky, described play as ‘self-education, associating with social and cultural behaviours play is considered through activities such as nursery rhymes, songs, and stories. As well as mentioning imaginative play, and his theory of imaginative play believed to contribute to children’s social development (Macblain et al, 2015).…
He and many others believe that children and adults have lost their connection with nature which has affected the health and well-being of these people Many studies that I have found all suggest the same thing, that there is a connection between health and nature. As suggested by The American Academy of Pediatrics, “60 minutes daily of unstructured free play” is crucial to the development of…
Planning for risky play for meeting outcomes in the Early Years Learning Framework When planning risky play for children, it is essential that educators include a range of natural elements in the outdoor environment, such as plants, sand, mud and water. Through daily interactions with these elements, children’s understandings of the world, where they live, can be broadened. Therefore, they connect with their land and then develop the sense of belonging to the country. Besides, children can generate environmental awareness and the respect of the natural environment through daily interactions with the elements. As a result, children will gradually be aware of interdependence between the environment and human being, and develop the social responsibility of…
Both creative play and organized activities should be implied during childhood. One is no better than the other,in my opinion. They both help children develope great qualities and characteristics that can be used later in life. Creative play is great for the imagination. It helps a child learn how to think on their own,and becomes a window for excersising their own opinions.…
Screen Time or Green Time Regardless of any opinion one may have on the issue, screen time is greatly surpassing time spent outside by children. I remember being a child and being outdoors from the time I woke up until I went to bed; unlike my nine-year-old brother who is outside playing with friends and family no more than once a week. The question we must ask ourselves being: "Is this moving our children in a positive direction, or are we doing more harm than good by allowing this?" Some would say this is fine and that other factors like weather or supervision could lead to today's children not being outside playing. While those are factors in how a child spends their day, I don't believe they are strong enough factors to…
There are three reasons creative play is important for children. First, in the lives of many children today, they are overfilled with structured activities. Second, it can help build a childs ego, and creativity. Last, organized activities rely on rules, and adult control.…
This paper will be exploring the notion of changing children’s play in western societies and will examine whether this shift is experienced in other nations across the globe. It is widely believed in western society that the type of play that children engage in the 21st century is different to generations before them. Children are spending less time participating in unstructured, ‘free play’ outdoors and more time inside in structured play under the supervision of adults (Carver, Timperio & Crawford, 2008). ‘Free play’ is defined as activities which are child-initiated, involving the child’s imagination, which is often situated outdoors and have minimal adult guidance (Frohlich, Alexander & Fusco, 2012). In contrast to the physical outdoor…
Children acquire different experiences and knowledge through play. It is undeniable that playing is part of a child’s life and it has been used not only for earning but…
Nature plays such a big part in child 's early childhood. I think when children play in natural settings it provides a suit of benefits for them, such as learning about nature and what it is made of. Also, time spent outdoors supports many aspects of child 's health. Unfortunately, in the public school that I observed, the students does not do exciting activities such as taking a nature walk, or play in the rain or even observe nature. Most of the time the students stays in the school building for the whole day.…
Types of play, gross and fine motor skills enhancement, and constructive materials and safety, are important factors in play venues. The tremendous physical changes taking place during early and middle childhood creates opportunities to motivate child activity in a way that stimulates beneficial growth; and outdoor play environments containing a wide variety of applicable play equipment are excellent venues in accomplishing this…
Although the significance of the outdoor environments in young children’s physical, cognitive, social and emotional development has been affirmed for a long time, there is an obvious decline in contemporary children’s daily outdoor experiences. Learning outside through direct interaction with natural materials and life situations is a congenital need of children. However, the world is changing rapidly. No matter in China or in the United States, in urban areas or suburban communities, it is more and more difficult to find young children in outdoor public spaces such as sidewalks, streets, playgrounds, and backyards. Undoubtedly, free contact with outdoor natural worlds and relatively free from adult interference has gradually been vanishing…