My mind map by Alexis Sternweis https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly Alexis Sternweis en-us 2022-11-17 01:01:26 UTC 2022-11-17 02:29:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Defining Play asternweis1 https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387534602 Play is typically any activity where children can show their remarkable ability for exploration, imagination, and problem solving. ]]> 2022-11-17 01:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387534602 A quote about play asternweis1 https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387537044 2022-11-17 01:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387537044 Play is crucial to healthy brain development (cognitive development) asternweis1 https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387551918
  • Unstructured play provides positive ways for a child’s brain to develop.
  • It strengthens and increases neural brain connections for thinking.
  • Helps build and strengthen the prefrontal cortex of the brain.   
    • ]]>     2022-11-17 01:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387551918     Play is important asternweis1 https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387564053 2022-11-17 02:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387564053 Play is important to a child’s development asternweis1 https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387578514 Play helps improve cognitive, physical, social and emotional, and communication and language development.  Play gives children the opportunity to learn more about the world and themselves.    ]]> 2022-11-17 02:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387578514 asternweis1 https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387587626 Every child is develops at different rates.  Their play reflects what they are interested in learning and how they want to learn it the best way for them.]]> 2022-11-17 02:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/asternweis1/7j2un6dvi5pdwaly/wish/2387587626