Learning Through Play #1

A Parchment Paper Tree by Gerd Altmann
                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                      https://www.wonderschool.com/p/parent-resources/what-is-play-based-learning/                                                                             

Play is the work of a child, unfettered by time, expectations, or adult rules.  It's the recreation, 

amusement, or fun vital to the development of their behavioral, cognitive, social, physical, and 

emotional well-being.  If you watch a child at play, it's their predisposed actions that cause them to 

explore spatial relationships, hone motor capabilities, practice social skills and language, creatively 

think, problem-solve, observe, and gather information through their senses.  

Play is about being, "living in the present tense."   It's the everyday engagement of free play and

exploration. 

Here, there's no distinction between play and learning.  Just the natural compulsion to acquire the 

skills, knowledge, and values needed for success in their culture.  Through their own efforts, with 

essentially no instruction, children learn to walk, run, jump, climb, and learn their native language, etc.

Ancient Greek philosopher Plato, "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation."