The Play

According to Vygotsky (1967,12), “Play is a transitional stage in this direction. At that critical moment when a stick-i.e., an object-becomes a pivot for severing the meaning of horse from a real horse, one of the basic psychological structures determining the child’s relationship to reality is radically altered”. Play is a very crucial part of an individual’s childhood. If a child does not get to play, he/she loses out on a lot of outdoor or indoor exploration and this hinders their learning…

directing this past summer the last play Sarah Kane wrote, titled 4.48 Psychosis, at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in Shanghai, China. Troyanovky said this was not the first time he has worked in China, “I’ve been collaborating with Chinese artists and theater educators since 2011… People from the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre were aware of my work, so they…

advocate for play. Old fashioned dramatic play is what is missing in children’s lives and some preschools are taking play off the agenda. O’Conner’s plea is to let children be children and let them play (2010). This article discussed the neighborhood putting on a block party to encourage play. This was a free play activity based outside but it still engaged families in play and recognized its importance for children to be happy and healthy. Preschool teacher Angel Ralph is an advocate for play…

world for that matter and if they are not taken care of in the best way possible what does that say for the future? Child centered play therapy or CCPT is one approach to therapeutically working with children. The Association for Play Therapy defined play therapy as “the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained play therapists use the…

In this weeks chapter we learn about cognitive development and the importance of play. Address the following questions fully, each question is worth a possible 5 points. See grading rubric in syllabus for more details. How does play promote brain development and how is play important to developing friendships? The amount of skills you pick up from all the interacting and bonding with your child(ren) during infancy and their preschool years is the mapping of development. A huge reason playing…

Shakespeare in 1606 about a power-thirsty man. In this play, Macbeth finds out he could become king. He becomes so caught up on the idea of becoming king that he will do anything to get there. Shakespeare has a very unique way of incorporating horror into his work. Rupert Goold’s 2009 production of Macbeth captures the exact horror of this piece. Macbeth involves multiple murders, fight scenes, and three witches. The witches play a very important part in the play because they are who gave…

The benefits of play on a child’s brain have been well documented in research studies around the world. In fact, playful behavior has a vital role in determining a child’s ability to learn, beginning in infancy and continuing throughout a person’s life. The child care professionals at Columbia Kinder College in Columbia, Ill., understand the value of play in a child’s development. Offering programs for each age level, from infants to preschoolers, Columbia Kinder College believes in a child’s…

about how play needs to be an intrical part of all of our lives, regardless of age. Play can and does take on many different forms throughout our lives. Play can be a means of learning a new skill, growing in an area of weakness or processing information or an event you have witnesses just to name a few. Through the next few minutes we will talk about several different avenues play can take. When we look at the way play can be independent (unobserved), or the idea of supervised play, we can…

positive model for us all. This reflection will give insight into the making of our play, the sociological concepts used, and my personal contributions. In a group full of women, we quickly decided to focus on a gender issue. It was…

situations, there is no limit to your kid’s imagination and creativity. All those hours of cooking for her dolls and chasing down thieves are not spent in vain; role play is an important aspect of development in the early years of your child and it has a number of benefits too. What is role play? Role play is a kind of pretend play in which your kid gets into a character, acts out a role or enacts a social or real life situation. It can be as simple as ‘acting mamma’ to her favorite doll. It can…