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WHAT IS PLAY?
Play is
childs work
way children express themselves
fun
way children learn about their world
way children learn motor skills
the most important thing children do
how children learn to get along
messing around and having fun with other children
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Definitions of play
Sutton-Smith(1971)-play as a way of knowing
draws analogy between childrens play and childrens
way of knowing their world.He describes four modes
of knowing :
(1)exploration,(2)testing,(3)imitation,(4)construction.
Elkind(1987)-play as an expression of competence
provides further support for the idea that play unifiesaspects
of mental,physical and socio-emotional
development.
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Introduction
All over the world, every society pass the old traditions to
the new generations to maintain their cultural heritage
such as childrens games.
From the games, the children receive informaleducation. They
learn by listening, watching and
imitating.Therefore, they learn how to live as members of
their community. They are taught the communitys code
of conduct and behavior by the rules and regulations ofthe
games.
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Menya KwanMansen
Menya Kwan Mansen is a childrens folk game from
Ghana.
It means I want a way out
It is a game of a mixture of boys and girls.
This game can be play by at least 10 people or more
than that.
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How to play?
1. A number of children join their hands together to form
acircle and have to move together a bit to the left and abit to the
right.
2. One player will be inside the circle.
3. The player inside the circle have to break through and
escape. He/she goes around inside the circle andasksWhich way is
this? The others respond bymentioning the names of the towns and
villagesaround.
Example: Which way is this?(player inside thecircle)
This way goes to Bangsar(towns).(playersaround the circle)
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4. Then,the player inside the circle said Menya KwanMansen and
the others respond oowa. Menya
Kwan Mansen meaning I want a way out, andoowa means but I cannot
find the way".
5. As he/she moves inside the circle while still repeatingthe
same sentences and get the same respond,he/she will be finding the
line of least resistance by
taping the joined hands.6. When he/she breaks the hands,he have
to say loudly
Menya Kwan Mansen and run away.Two childrenwho let him escape
goes inside the circle and startagain until there are only a half
of people around the
circle and they become the winner.(depends on thenumber of
player)
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Benefit of playing this game
Cognitive development
increase the thinking skills while the children try to
find the way out.
Socio-emotional development they express their feeling through
the game
example:when the children inside the circle
escape,he/she feel happy.
develop co-operation manner between the children. example:the
children around the circle co-operate
between each other in order to not allowed the
children inside the circle escape.
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Physical development
-refining large motor skills
example:when swing their hands together
-refining small motor skills
Language development
-repeating the same sentences when playing the game
