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This article states that open-ended and creative play enables children to explore a variety of creative uses of materials and environments. Children have a sense of power and control of their own learning. Open-ended play is children finding objects around them to play with. It may not be what the object was intended for, but it builds the mind none the less. This helps build the children's imagination skills.

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Nature allows so many opportunities for a child's mind to grow and develop. It offers children to chance to explore and experiment. The children are able to play with dirt, water, insects, animals, and other objects they might not get the chance to play with indoors. They are feel to make a mess. Being outdoors also allows the children to develop their gross motor skills such as kicking a ball. They are allowed to climb and run. Playing outdoors has proven to lower the risk of aggression in children as well.

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From our beginnings, our brains are constantly growing. We learn from what we see, feel, taste, heard, and smell. We use our senses to learn new ideas. This helps the human to develop their language, reading, and writing skills. We learn how to be problem solvers and create plans. This article stated that children learn through this active learning and play, not just lesson content.

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Blocks offer a classroom opportunities for mathematical and spatial learning. Children are able to identify the shapes and make them fit together to create new ideas. They are also able to use the blocks to create patters and compare the similarities. By building towers, the children are building a foundation for principles of physics and support. The blocks build foundations for mathematic ideas and growth.

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The brain is such a complex part of the body. Researchers have provided evidence of play-brain relationships that apply to all humans. They have discovered that all mammals posses this "play-brain". NASA's has even altered their hiring policy to give high priority to adults that came from a play background due to them being problem solvers and master tinkers in their youth.

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The evidence is compelling for the importance of play in young children's development. Policy makers and school administrators continue to push the early academic instructions. Children's heightened attention to classroom work following a time of play and activity. The children were also less fidgety and more on-task after the play. Because of this evidence, many parents are now demanding recess time for their children.

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I haven't always thought about the ways or importance of children using their imagination. While the child is playing in dramatic play with others, they are building language, cognitive, and social emotional skills. Even as adults, we use our imaginations for knew thoughts and ideas.

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Something I had never thought about was children showing respect to other children. It was said that children show respect to other children by following each other’s rules they make up.

I also hadn’t thought of all the different ways children really do play. How they use their imagination… the way they create and perform. It was mentioned that it is the adult’s responsibility to encourage and support the children with their imagination. I love that they mentioned the brain grown that comes from something as simple as play, and how to prepares the child for the real world.
I found it very interesting that the test driven programs helps to progress the children but only for a short amount of time. Play, however, helps the children long term. The children who used their imagination to the fullest have been proven to be more successful.

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Wisdom of play.