Web Based Play by Baylee Lloyd

How creative play experiences help children across developmental domain:

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Social: Role-playing scenarios (e.g., “playing house” or pretending to be teachers or firefighters) help children understand social norms and develop empathy. (Garaigordobil et al., 2022)

Emotional: Through storytelling, art, or role-play, children's express emotions that they may not yet be able to verbalize.

Physical: Drawing, painting, cutting, and manipulating small objects strengthen hand and finger coordination. (Garaigordobil et al., 2022)

Cognitive: Pretend scenarios develop the ability to think beyond the “here and now,” essential for abstract thinking and learning. (Garaigordobil et al., 2022)

Language: Through dialogue in pretend play, children are exposed to and experiment with new words and sentence structures.

Refrences

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Garaigordobil, M., Berrueco, L., & Celume, M.-P. (2022). Developing Children’s Creativity and Social-Emotional Competencies through Play: Summary of Twenty Years of Findings of the Evidence-Based Interventions “Game Program.” Journal of Intelligence, 10(4), 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10040077

Taylor, C. (2024, December 13). The Five Senses: Understanding Their Role and Importance. Fiercenyc. https://fiercenyc.org/the-five-senses-understanding-their-

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Sensory Play in Children Early Learning and Development. (2024, November 13). Big Blue Marble Academy. https://bbmacademy.com/blog/sensory-play-in-children-early-learning-and-development/

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Why the five senses are important

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The five senses—sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell—are very important for young children’s learning because they help them explore and understand the world around them. When children use their senses, their brains make new connections that help them grow and learn. (Taylor, 2024) Sensory experiences also help children develop thinking skills, like noticing details and solving problems. "Using their senses helps them learn new words and improve how they talk". (Taylor, 2024)

How creative play experiences help children’s sensory development

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Sensory play is crucial for brain development and learning readiness (Sensory Play in Children Early Learning and Development, 2024)
Multi-sensory experiences enhance cognitive, social, and emotional skills (Sensory Play in Children Early Learning and Development, 2024)
Age-appropriate sensory activities support developmental milestones (Sensory Play in Children Early Learning and Development, 2024)

Integrating Play Across the Curriculum Resource 1

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The age range/grade level of learners that this website applies to would include all ages and grades of learners. All learners can benefit from including music, dance, and drama in school. This resource discusses how these things can be used in a classroom and how they support learning of students. Music, dance and drama support school curriculums by fostering creativity and emotional development. According to the text, the arts support playful learning. "Through drama, music, dance, and puppetry, children experience the joy of being artists while learning essential skills across the STEAM subjects." (Integrating Music, Drama, and Dance Helps Children Explore and Learn) For example, the article describes how you can teach the fundamentals of mathematics when counting beats of a song. It also gives an example of how dance helps children see patterns and this can be applied when thinking about algebraic functions.

Integrating Play Across the Curriculum Resource 2

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The age/grade level of learners that this article applies to would be early childhood. This resource discusses what playful learning is, why it is important, and some ways it can be used such as free play, and games. According to the text, playful learning supports children in an early childhood classroom. "Through play, children explore and make sense of their world, develop imaginative and symbolic thinking, and develop physical competence."(The Power of Playful Learning in the Early Childhood Setting) Play is important in order for children to be able to think freely. For example, the article discusses how free play is important to children in early ages. It also gives an example of how games are important for children, and how it gives them the ability to express their creative freedoms.

Material to Support Children with Special Needs

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This article gives Parents, families, and teachers ways for children with special needs to get sensory play. It lists different ideas. This article applies to all ages, but some ideas are more towards the early childhood ages. It supports play experiences for those with special needs because it lists ideas of how to get children with special needs involved in sensory play. For example, " Sounding out words while critical to language skill development can sometimes be a challenge− especially if a word has multiple syllables to it. Turn frustration into fun by putting it to music". (10 Sensory Play Ideas for Children with Special Needs) The article then goes on to explain how this play experience would benefit a child with special needs. The article is very informative and does a great job at explaining how these different play ideas can support a child with special needs with sensory play.

Material to Support Children with Special Needs

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This article gives families, and teachers ways to ensure children with special needs adapt to a classroom environment. It applies primary to the early childhood age range but can be used for all ages. The article goes into depth on how to support children with special needs by stating " All children learn best in a developmentally appropriate program that offers them the supports they need to participate successfully alongside their classmates. Many children with disabilities benefit from simple accommodations and modifications, while other children may need more specialized, individualized supports provided by special education professionals." (Every Child Belongs: Welcoming a Child with a disability) It goes on to discuss ways a teacher can make the classroom more comfortable for a student with special needs as well as different accommodations for students. It then lists different strategies to support learning for students with a disability in the classroom, and outside the classroom and it explains how these strategies can help. This article explains that it is important to see a child before their disability and try your best to be accommodating and try different strategies. The article also talks about different needs that those with disabilities have, and the different play needs they may have.