I recently viewed an online presentation by María Mercedes Champion titled Playing and Learning Together! Her presentation focused on learning through play. I appreciated her passion and commitment to ensuring that we as educators, parents and caregivers remember that play is essential for the children in our lives.
She shared the following:
It looks like play, but we are learning to:
Work and play together
Respect the rights of others
Listen as well as speak
grow from dependence to independence
Grow in self-control
Finish what we start
Improve muscular coordination
understand new words and be able to use them
be happy!
It looks like play but we are learning!
Learning Through Play from Our Classroom this Week
Grateful to be part of the play and learning that takes place everyday!
Happy Learning,
Lynda
