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Spotlight on young children exploring play

"The articles in this collection emphasize the importance of play--from infancy through the primary grades, how to support and scaffold children's play, and how to connect play to learning. Also included is a professional development guide with questions and activities" -- Publisher's Web site.

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Corporate Author: National Association for the Education of Young Children
Other Authors: Bohart, Holly, Charner, Kathy, Koralek, Derry Gosselin
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, c2015.
Subjects:
Play.
Early childhood education > Activity programs.
Parent teacher books.
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As Shabazian and Soga (2014) point out, "infants and toddlers need to play with objects that stimulate and enhance brain development" by having access to open-ended materials, which "do not have predetermined puposes but instead offer many possibilities" (61). Art materials are inherently open ended. We put them within reach of all the infants and toddlers, and the children use them as they please. According to Shabazian and Soga, this type of play helps young children develop divergent thinking, which they define as "the ability to view a problem from different perspectives" (62). Divergent thinking, these authors note, is an important step in developing problem-solving skills. Excerpted from Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Play All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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