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Play is the work of children. For the young child, play and work
involve thesame actions: interacting with people, manipulating
objects, and making discoveriesthat help make sense of the world.
Learning happens naturally through play. Forschool success,
children must develop physically, mentally, emotionally, socially,
andcreatively. Play is a crucial part of this development of the
whole child.
Play is an important part of language development. Children
expressthemselves through play, and they communicate in many ways
during play. Play brings
together adults with children, or children with each other a
perfect environment forconversations to develop. Play helps
children have fun with language!
Play is an ideal way for children to express feelings.
Sociodramatic playhelps children act out relationships and work
through negative feelings. Play is criticalfor social development,
helping children develop rules and understand the purpose ofrules.
Through play, children learn to make choices and decisions and
solve problems.
A childs social play begins with the first smile from an
adult.The adult serves as the play leader for young children, and
through this play childrendevelop secure attachments with adults.
Adults promote play and language develop-ment by participating with
children in play and by serving as models. Adults set thestage for
play and provide a supporting role as they encourage childrens
play.
Why Is Play So Important?
