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PROGRAM INSIGHT
Learning Through Play
DRAMATIC PLAY
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Dramatic play is important for toddlers as it helps promote social, cognitive, and emotional development. Toddlers have a strong interest in the activities of the adult world and want to be a part of it. This is fulfilled through imitation and exploration of social relationships in the form of dramatic play. Dramatic play or pretend play helps build toddlers’ social, thinking, and language skills.
SENSORY
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT ?
Children are researchers of their environment.
New brain pathways are formed for every new stimulation and old ideas are strengthened. Repeated experiences and sensory play enhance cognitive development and intelligence.
Sensory play takes the five senses and elevates learning with:
balancing
constructing
climbing
connecting and disconnecting
discovering textures
dumping
engaging self-control
exploring colors
grasping
increasing focus
increasing vocabulary
making predictions
offering opportunities to work out frustrations
pouring
problem-solving
scooping
sorting
stacking
swinging
transporting
twisting
BLOCK PLAY
THE BENEFITS
Children can improve their motor skills, practice problem solving, and learn to work with their classmates while playing in a block learning center. Block play enables children to explore their creative side by building unique structures and communities with blocks, block people, and block animals. A block learning center will also teach children about basic engineering and architectural concepts.