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Play Based Learning

Four Categories of Play. The four categories of young children's play are:  

  1. Functional Play - for Sand Play. 
  2. Constructive Play - for Build a Fort. 
  3. Dramatic Play - for Pretend Grocery Store. 
  4. Games with Rules Play - for Frozen Fish. 


Five Types of Play Experiences. The continuum of play experiences move between child-directed and educator directed. The five types of play experiences are: 



  1. Free Play - for Outdoor Play. 
  2. Inquiry Play - for Loose Parts. 
  3. Collaborative Play - for Outdoor Scavenger Hunt. 
  4. Playful Learning Play - for Baking Together. 
  5. Learning Games Play - for Simon Says. 


The term "value of play" is a refined concept where learning encompasses the four Categories of Play and the five Types of Play Experiences. It is the idea that play based learning is organic, unique and interconnected with materials, others and the environment. for more information. 

 

The following three examples connect the theories above to what families already do at home everyday. 

 

  1. for Yoga. 
  2. for Pretend/Real Cooking. 
  3. for Learning through the Five Senses. 



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