The advantages of using the play-way are discussed under the following six heads:
Physical Value: The child develops the body through play. It provides ample opportunities for the movement of various parts of the body which help in his muscular development. Blood circulates more freely in play which helps in the elimination of bodily wastes. It enables the child to keep physically fit and fight diseases.
Intellectual value: Learning is more effective when children are curious to learn. Play-way provides many such opportunities.
Social Value: In play the students have a chance to live and work with others. They learn to co-operate, to take the lead and to follow.
Emotional value: Play helps in stabilizing the emotions of children. They are given outlets with the result that they are able to overcome shyness, moodiness, timidity and sensitiveness.
Developmental value: Play is an important means of growth. There can be no growth without play. It provides opportunities for the development of the whole child and not a part of him.
Educative value: Play-way has educative value on account of the following:
Play-way is a great motivating force. Play-way activities are based on the natural urges of the children.
Play-way kills drudgery and boredom. The children willingly undertake to do a piece of work.
It follows learning by doing and practice, which is effective than telling.
The method is based on the laws of learning and it provides a great incentive to original creative work.
Play-way provides opportunities for the sublimation of various instincts of children.
Play-way assures maximum freedom for the child with the result that he develops originality, power of reasoning, imagination and insights.
Play-way gives training in the democratic way of life. The students learn to co-operate and to help each other. Play-way stimulates mutual goodwill and fellow feeling.
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