Play Time

a. The early childhood setting – context Play-based learning, as defined by Gestwicki (2013) is part of the early childhood education (ECE) services at the centre. ‘Play’ refers to activities that allow the participants to engage in learning with a flexible and fun filled attitude. For example, it is believed by Gestwicki (2013) that the concept of play based learning contributes to learning by allowing the participants to feel at ease as well as learn in an easy manner, especially in cases of…

most of my time playing or watching the game. The utmost thing that I still remember right now is how parents helped me to play the game I loved the most. My parents contribute financially to pay my soccer fees, spend most their time driving me around to the practice area, watching me play, and also travel with me all over the places. I am an average short dude. Due to that reason I mostly tend to limit myself playing soccer. The best option that I found at the time since I couldn’t play…

wonderful time playing was an everyday experience. It was a wonderful feeling, but this dream change from one day to the next. Moving away from a small town in Mexico to a well know place name phoenix. The muddy sand had changed to a large field. The new kids that play in their jersey on well cut grass. This was the new start of bran new language and a new friendship. Where the smell of the plain grass and the bird chirping in the tree. The good smell of pizza after a game was the greatest time…

drill. She passed and shared the ball with other children as well. When looking at Smilansky’s stages, I feel that Abigail was in games with rules. She played soccer and had to follow rules and commands placed by the coach. I also observed functional play. She repeated many actions with the soccer ball and practiced kicking the ball correctly and fast. Comments and Reflections: a. Social behavior—did the child appear to be comfortable with self, get along well with others, and adjust to the…

Introduction: Even though Shakespearean plays have existed for centuries, bringing forth both enjoyment for audiences and discussion for literary thinkers, and having been analysed, scrutinised and their very essence explored. This essay will attempt to create a vivid and fascinating exploration of Hamlet and the Taming of the Shrew, for emphasis the purpose of this essay is to traverse in the depiction of Shakespearean women. Chiefly the performance of these female characters on stage whilst…

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare there are many motifs that are constantly at use. For instance, the word blood, appearing 34 times throughout the play, was a very engaging motif within every act and scene of the play. The main character of the play, Macbeth, was an ambitious war hero who became bloodthirsty subsequent to hearing from the three witches that he will become king. After he killed the king with the help of his wife’s persuasion, he went from an admired warrior to a serial…

by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim was a joy to watch. This play uses familiar fairy tales and strings them all together with a central storyline. Todd McNerney, the director, creates an atmosphere that brings the inner child out of adults and serves as quality entertainment for kids. This production offers great music, acting, and design; which are paired with a great script and music from Lapine and Sondheim. Even though the play had numerous strengths, it also has its share of weaknesses.…

Once upon a time, childhood was associated with play time full of fun and peers. Now in day free play time for most children is monotonous and restrictive. The problem is when children have some free time, it 's often spend indoors. Watching TV shows and expending great amounts of time on the internet have become the regular scheduled play time for most children. This problem can have different causes, for example: some houses do not have outdoor playing spaces. But there is reason to be…

in this play. The issue brought to light in this play correlates with modern day problems with gender roles and sexism. In the play A Doll’s house, Henrik Ibsen presents how breaking gender roles can lead to a liberating lifestyle, Ibsen conveys this using a distinct use of symbolism, character analysis, and dramatic irony. Fundamentally, Henrik Ibsen includes a phenomenal use of symbolism in A Doll’s House to exaggerate and amplify the dramatic environment. The…

Vygotsky strongly believed in make-believe play, this proceeds to support the zone of proximal development (ZPD) (Woolfolk &Margetts 2013, p. 101). This is a strength of Vygotsky’s theory as the ZPD is focused on performing tasks at higher levels, which the child is not normally capable of (Vygotsky 1978, pp. 86-87). As make-believe play usually takes the role of a person or act which involve higher levels of thinking, children are continually being pushed beyond their ZPD (Vygotsky 1978, p.…