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• fun
• child-directed and chosen
• process-oriented
• non-goal-oriented

"Knowledge arises neither from objects nor the child, but from interactions between the child and those objects."
~ Jean Piaget

Play is the best way for young children to learn the concepts, skills, and tasks needed to set a solid foundation for later school and life success. Most child care programs focus on developing the whole child: socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Many common play activities meet these goals.

 Finger plays language development, fine-motor skills, counting, coordination, and self-esteem Circle games large motor skills, creativity, cooperation, and spatial concepts Pretend playsocial skills (cooperation, turn-taking and sharing) language and vocabulary development imagination, emotional expression Puzzle problem solving, abstract reasoning, shapes, and spatial concept Block building a foundation for more advanced science comprehension including gravity, stability, weight, and balanceSand-box playmeasuring, problem solving, and fine motor skillsCookingmath skills(counting and measuring,) nutrition and science concepts(prediction, cause and effect)Coloring/Paintingcreativity, emotional expression, symbolic representation, fine-motor skills