Children learn as they play; most importantly, in play, children learn how to learn.
Fred Donaldson
Playtime is Learning Time:
a. A carefully designed curriculum and active learning centers create play opportunities that promote the learning of life skills at an age-appropriate level.
b. Our Active Learning Centers Include: - Role Play Center - Block Center - Music Center - Puzzles and Finger Toys Center - Texture Table - Creative Center - Writing Center - Reading Center - Play Dough Center - Art and Painting Easel
Why We Play at Little Children Preschool:
· Children Develop and Refine Motor Skills
· Children Practice Skills and Learn about New Concepts by Touching, Feeling, Listening, Smelling, and Talking
· Play Increases Cognitive, Physical, Social-Emotional, and Language Development
· Play Leads to Storytelling, Problem Solving, and Written-Verbal-Oral Language Skills, as well as Early Math and Science Concepts
· Children Develop Spatial Awareness and Creativity
· Children Develop Representational Thinking
· Children Develop Concentration Skills
· Play Demonstrates how to Form Healthy Relationships
· Children Use First Hand Experiences that They’ve Had in Life
· Children Make up Rules as They Play
· Children Learn to Enjoy School