Play is to a Child What Work is to an Adult

Play is to a Child what Work is to an Adult"





Play is the chief way those children learn how to move, communicate, socialize, and understand their surroundings. Play is the passion of young children. Through this simple action play, children learn about the world and all the things in it. Play gives the chance to children to explore the environment, to learn how things work, to follow adult’s steps, and get their own experiences. Play is to a child what work is to an adult.



Our belief is that through play children learn how to go through life; they learn norms, skills and habits to become an adult. It enhances the relationship with children of the same age also with adults. Plays roles is one of the forms of play mainly used in our institutions. It allows the development of the children personality, conduct and knowledge. Through playing roles kids imitate adults at their jobs, at home with their families, learning at the same time patterns and social behavior.



Play is essential for brain growth and development. During the play time children go through different mental processes that influence positively in their psychological development. Free or guided play stimulates creativity, imagination, vocabulary, and physical skills.



All in all, this idea of 'children learning by playing' can be implemented in different manners. Not all children take to a particular activity and may have other ways of imbibing knowledge and wisdom. Yet, this is a very effective way of laying a strong foundation of concepts that are not taught by books to children. There is a lot for children to learn in life, and though not everything, playing with children, and teaching them in this process will be highly beneficial to all of them.



Children learn through various methods. To illustrate, the following are some examples:



• Having areas equipped with all games and toy need to develop children children’s creativity and imagination. Playing with toys offer great fun and play is the way children learn.



• Outdoor play areas that include opportunities for physical play and experimentation with natural materials such as water, dirt, leaves, and sand.



• Art and craft toys and games that help children learn to become creative and explore their creativity.



• Using materials such as blocks. When children play with materials such as blocks and clay, they develop skills in logic.



• Using the blackboard, offers familiarity as well as a reusable surface ex creation of mural done by several students at the same time.



• Drawing, scribbling, doodling, and creating helps children learn to note and express details. Even if the lines on a page mean nothing to an adult, they mean something to the child. Every drawing has a story, a feeling, and a purpose.



• Using language and telling stories. Children develop their skills in using language and in telling and understanding stories.



• Use of costume play, dressing up as someone else allows the child to repeat past experiences but with more happy and strong outcomes.



• Using painting students can indicate something that concerns our troubles them.



• Using board games as checkers, cards playing and chess 8-10 and up. Allows to observe their responses to perceived threats, how determine, they are to win and respond to actual loss



Play is the most important fact in children life. Children feel that play is one of their priorities and needs. Play is the intellectual food of young children that promotes their early learning. You careful choice of toys and your own playfulness enhance children’s early pleasures in play. Children learn the most from play where they have skilled teachers who are well-trained in understanding how to ply contributes to learning.



Taking into consideration that every child in early ages is able to assimilate easily everything that surround them, playing has to be planned, so it could be productive, positive and with something new to learning. That is why adults and teachers should take advantage of this teaching method to reach their advantages and goals.