EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

Lesson 20: Play Activities in the ECE center

Nature of Play

• It is an activity that should be free and not altered by adults.
• It is an act of a child which is not to be taken seriously.
• Educators and psychologists have called play as “a reflection of the child’s growth, the essence of the child’s life, a window into a child’s world”.
• It is a self satisfying activity through which children gain control and come to understand life.
• It teaches children about themselves and about the world. It also helps children define who they are.
• Play takes many forms; physical, intellectual, creative, emotional and social.