Principle 5
Play is vital in early learning experiences that cultivate children’s natural curiosity and exuberance.
Children use play to make sense of the world. In IOP, we believe play is an effective method of learning for young children that make ideas and skills become meaningful. We apply play as tools for learning to make concepts be understood by our students. Through play activities, you may see how children is growing by engaging their attention in challenges that are within their capacity to master.
Pretend play is the primary mode of learning during the preschool years and continues to be important into the primary grades. Pretend play means practice in choosing, generating possibilities and taking risks. As our children engage in pretend play with each other, they are learning to get along with each other, make compromises, resolve conflicts, regulate emotions and behaviour and initiate friendships.
Pretending involves mental representation. A child’s ability for joint planning and assigning roles during pretend play with other children is related to the child’s level of theory of mind or ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires and intentions that are different from one’s own.
In summary, children learn best when they can play, explore the world and interact with adults and peers. Their explorations require flexibility and inventiveness. Children react to the outcomes of their investigations and create strategies for discovery. Play is the platform for inquiry and exploration.
Children use play to make sense of the world. In IOP, we believe play is an effective method of learning for young children that make ideas and skills become meaningful. We apply play as tools for learning to make concepts be understood by our students. Through play activities, you may see how children is growing by engaging their attention in challenges that are within their capacity to master.
Pretend play is the primary mode of learning during the preschool years and continues to be important into the primary grades. Pretend play means practice in choosing, generating possibilities and taking risks. As our children engage in pretend play with each other, they are learning to get along with each other, make compromises, resolve conflicts, regulate emotions and behaviour and initiate friendships.
Pretending involves mental representation. A child’s ability for joint planning and assigning roles during pretend play with other children is related to the child’s level of theory of mind or ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires and intentions that are different from one’s own.
In summary, children learn best when they can play, explore the world and interact with adults and peers. Their explorations require flexibility and inventiveness. Children react to the outcomes of their investigations and create strategies for discovery. Play is the platform for inquiry and exploration.