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CACHE Level 2 Intro to Early Years Education© Hodder & Stoughton Limited

CACHE LEVEL 2 INTRODUCTION TO

EARLY YEARS EDUCATION AND CARE

Unit 7 Support children’s play in early yearsSession 1

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Starter activity

1. Understand the role of play in children’s development (1.1)

Time: 15 minsWhat was your favourite toy or game as you were growing up?

Consider:• Dolls or action figures• Soft toys• Construction toys• Character toys• Board games• Electronic toys• Outdoor play.

Why do you remember your favourite toy or game?

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LO1 Understand the role of play in children’s development.

AC 1.1 Explain why play is necessary for the development of children.

Learning Outcomes

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• Babies begin to interact with the world around them from a very early age.

• Children are naturally curious and will use anything around them in order to feed their imagination and curiosity.

• Play is crucial in supporting children’s development, and the EYFS identifies the benefits of play.

1. Understand the role of play in children’s development 1.1

Play and children’s development


When we consider how play supports children’s development, we need to include:

• Social, emotional and behavioural development.

• Physical development

• Intellectual development

• Communication and language development

• Emotional development




Pairs activity

List all of the activities or experiences at your setting that support children’s physical development.

Consider:• Gross motor skills, such as climbing and jumping• Fine motor skills, such as threading and mark-making• Indoor opportunities• Outdoor opportunities• Planned activities• Spontaneous play.



Pairs activity

Mood board

In a pair use the catalogues or the internet and create a COLOURFUL and INTERESTING mood board of different resources that could be used to develop children’s physical skills

Choose who out of the pair will complete which area

0-3 – Indoor resources 0-3 – Outdoor resources3-5 – Outdoor resources 3-5 – Indoor resources


Starter activity


What are they talking about?

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How do they communicate?






Learning Outcomes



• Children's language and communication can be developed through a range of play activities and experiences.

• Practitioners will role model good language and communication skills, and children will copy what they hear.

• Children need to be given time to talk and be listened to during play, and this will also support their language and communication development.





Language and communication

Books Songs and

rhymes

Role playCircle

time

Small world

Creative play


Group activity

Choose one area of the Teddy Tots room or your own setting and describe opportunities for language and communication development in this area.

Consider:• The age and stage of the children• Spontaneous opportunities for development• Planned activities within the chosen area• The role of the adult

How could you improve this area to further develop children’s language and communication?




How can adults interact with children?

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• Make eye contact• Smile and be patient• Allow children time to think about what they want to say• Do not finish sentences for them• Do not interrupt to hurry them along• Listen to what they are saying• Correct grammar by re-phrasing their sentence• Ask open questions


When communicating with children you should ...

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Give the child your full attentionProvide activities to promote communication and language skillsCommunicate clearlyAllow children to express themselves

Do you think you do all this when in setting?


When communicating with children it is important to…

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We are going to make Ebooks

Let me read you a story

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Starter activity


K + N + O + W + L + E + D + G + E =

H + A + R + D + W + O + R + K =

A + T + T + I + T + U + D + E =




Learning Outcomes



• Intellectual development involves children thinking and problem-solving.

• A child who is trying to fit a puzzle together is using their intellectual skills.

• Similarly, a child who is putting all the red buttons into one bowl and all the blue ones into another is also developing this skill.

• Settings will plan a wide range of play activities that will support a child’s intellectual development.




Independent research activity

Look at the table-top activities available on your table and identify all those that will support intellectual development through play.

Consider:• Matching• Sorting• Puzzles• Construction

Research one further activity, toy or piece of equipment that you could recommend to your setting to further support the children’s intellectual development.



You have 5mins to examine your apple


Get into a pair select an apple from the bag.

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Adjectives are describing words. Large, grey and friendly are all examples of adjectives. In the examples below, these adjectives are used to describe an elephant.

Examples:

Large elephantGrey elephantFriendly elephant


Research the definition of ‘adjective’

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Using the paper apples; write as many adjectives as you can think of about your apple.

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Walk around the room, looking at everyone else’s apple adjectives and identify ways in which all the apples in the class are similar to your own.

Record the found similarities in a bar graph


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Walk around the room, looking at everyone else’s apples and identify ways in which all the apples in the class are different to your own.

Record the found differences in a tally chart.


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Are all apples are the same?

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• Children will often act out their emotions through their play, so it is very important that children have plenty of opportunities to do this.

• Social skills are developed through play as children learn to share, take turns and be kind to others.

• Adults will model positive behaviour while children are playing, and children will imitate what they see and hear.




Classroom discussion activity

How does your setting support the social, emotional and behavioural development of all children through play?

Consider:• The age and stage of the children• Specific areas within the setting• Planned activities or experiences• The role of the adult• Indoor and outdoor areas.



• Some adults will believe that all children do all day is play.

• Practitioners will understand the benefits of play, and will plan and implement activities that are designed to move children on to their next stage of development.

• Children continually learn through play and it benefits their all-round or holistic development.




Reflection activity

Time: 15 minsReflect on your own knowledge and understanding of the benefits of play on children’s development. Could you plan activities to support the holistic development of a child, or do you need to develop your own knowledge and understanding in one or more areas of development?

Consider:• Physical development• Language and communication development• Cognitive development• Social, emotional and behavioural development.



Lets play my activity cube


Starter - Play and children’s development


Now make your own physical activity cube


Starter - Play and children’s development




Learning Outcomes



1. Understand the role of play in children’s development (1.1)Lest make a clay pot

Lets go and collect some natural resources from outside to support your clay pot you have created

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Extension activity

Time: 15 minsCreate a leaflet to show games that parents/carers could play with their child while walking down the street or driving in the car.

Consider:• The age and stage of the children• Specific areas of development• Games with no resources• The benefits to the child’s learning and development.



Summary

• Children’s holistic development benefits from play.

• Play opportunities are all around us.

• Children learn and develop through everything they do.


1. List three areas of development that benefit from play.

2. For each area, identify two activities that will support children’s development.

3. What is the role of the adult during play?

Plenary