Play

How do you define childrens play??

And how do you think children learn through play??

 

The first question i'm having a bit of trouble with, but the second I say children learn through play all the time. I think of Andrew who plays with his train tracks. He learns problem solving as some tracks have to go a certain way and he has to work it out. Also when he plays with his play tools he is learning about safety and what to do with them.

Yeah i've looked at the book and its out at the Massey Libraries which is a shame and I can't afford to buy it. It is the course book for the paper too.

if it's the course book becks they should have one in the reserve area at the library. If you are extramural, you can get them to photocopy up to a whole chapter for you, or you can ask them to photocopy anything to do with a play definition

worth a try! has a whole section on definitions and characteristics of play

How do you define childrens play??
Something they enjoy doing by themselves
A game
A toy
An activity

And how do you think children learn through play??
There's so many stages to this!
Learning things that fit into each other
Learning different textures and forms (soft, hard, wet and substance of pouring wet etc)
Learning rules (of games and of gravity)

There's a nother book, i cannot remember the author, but i8t's called "take another look" it's a guide to observing children and defining play. There's a heap in there. Also, I have a few human growth and development books that talk about play etc if you want to borrow them.

uuuuum. Probably, I can't remember i used them for my Nanny course which was right into the whole play thing.. your questions sound like something out of my assignments. more than likely