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Learning through play - Coggle Diagram
Learning through play
Importance on early childhood
Critical period for brain development text
Builds foundation for:
Cognitive skills
Emotional well-being
Social competence
Physical and mental health
Play and responsive caregiving streghthen attachemt and socioemotional growth
Obstacles to integrating play
Misconceptions that play is "not real learning"
Insufficient teacher training on play-based learning
Large class sizes limiting freedom to play
Curricula lacking play integration
What they learn through play
Cognitive skills
Planning, reasoning, problem-solving
Social skills
Cooperation, negotiation, empathy
Emotional skills
Resilience, confidence
Physical skills
Coordination, movement
Creativity and aesthetics
Why play matters
Core way children learn essential knowledge and skills
Encourages exploration, creativity, and problem-solving skills
Play across context
In Pre-primary settings
Play is children's "work"
Teachers guide and scaffold play
At home and the comunity
Parents are "first teachers"
In early primary grades
Play supports academic learning and motivation