Hello Families!
I am in the process of taking a class centered around the importance of play. We have spoken about how strongly supportive I am in the area of children playing both at school and at home and this class has once again given me researched, tried and true data about the importance of play in your child's life. I hope to share with you some things that I found fascinating in the text and ideas that might reignite your own ideas about different ways that play can be incorporated into your busy schedule at home! Feel free to comment on any ideas you want to look into or with any questions you might have. I hope your summer is amazing thus far and filled with much adventure and fun!
There are so many places for inspiration on the web and although I have included a couple of my favorites, please keep looking on your own and let me know of some that you find so I can enjoy them to. Resources are endless and communication is so important~we are all in this together!
The National Association for the Education of Young Children gives us their top 10 things they feel are important for us to know as parents as well as educators. I think it is an exceptional list!
https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/families/10-things-every-parent-play
As another resource for families and early childhood educators alike, Parenting Counts has another information handout for us. It reviews some myths and long-held beliefs that simply are untrue as well as offering a variety of types of play that your children will be experimenting with both at home and at school this year. (The "rough and tumble" category will be practiced at home and not at school!)
http://www.parentingcounts.org/parent-handouts/information-for-parents-play.pdf
This is a Youtube video entitled: Importance of Play. I find it helpful to have a Doctor with research behind him to back up what I already know to be true...Children HAVE to play in order to develop in all areas of their life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnH4Ijen7OI
The text points out some wonderful tips and tricks for you to look at and incorporate in your journey of parenthood. Copy and paste the link and have a look around!
file:///media/fuse/drivefs-c03327024f87afcc72cce470d30ba901/root/MovingChild_BONUSFAMILYHANDOUTS.pdf
Some activities that are sure to be fun with your children are given here and look to be appropriate for the entire family! Younger and older siblings can join in the excitement~ Copy and paste the link and have a look around!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FZ1GhrgWNsguMYFCxi8dDfaN4r4CSfwr/view
If you like these kind of blog posts and would like me to put together more like it, please let me know what area you are interested in diving into and I will get started researching that for you! See you in September~
Fondly,
Sarah
RESOURCE: Connell, G. & McCarthy, C. (2014).A moving child is a learning child. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit.
https://www.amazon.com/Moving-Child-Learning-Teaches-Brain/dp/1575424355/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PIDGNFYYPQ9K&keywords=a+moving+child+is+a+learning+child&qid=1562438049&s=books&sprefix=A+moving+child%2Caps%2C181&sr=1-1
