Ages and Stages of School-Age Children at Play
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This course is applicable to school-age care.
Ages and Stages of School-Age Children at Play
4 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education
Research shows that play promotes healthy social, cognitive, and physical development. A wide variety of activities can be categorized as play. Methods of play can be directed by an adult or determined by children. School-age children come to the school-age program after a full day of “work” at school, where most of their activities are planned and controlled by adults. By the time children arrive at the school-age program, they need to burn off some steam. Play is a child’s important work. Therefore, it is important for children to spend a good deal of the time at the school-age program playing. Program staff should set-up activities with choices for children to pick from, and staff to guide and direct children to these activities. To support their learning, caregivers should provide a safe environment and supervised freedom to move and explore. They also need opportunities throughout the day to move, climb, and explore.
Learning Outcomes:
- After reading about the definition of play, participants will be able to recall this through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about the different types of play, participants will be able to identify and give examples of these through an open-ended question.
- After reading about developmentally appropriate practice, participants will be able to recall this through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about how the different developmental skills are cultivated through all types of play, participants will be able to recall and discuss this through the peer discussion.
Washington STARS credit: Child/Adolescent Growth and Development - School Age (4 hours)
Unit 3: Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development (4 hours)
Successful Solutions Training in Child Development is a MERIT registered training organization.
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