...their characteristics. Taylor a 3-year-old girl and Savien a 2-year-old boy about to turn three. Savien and Taylor are wonderful kids that love to play all the time. Taylor is a quiet, shy, active, happy, organize, and an attentive type of child. She likes to observe people before she plays or talks to them. She likes to sit in the corner while watching TV and she doesn’t speak much. If you don’t ask her if she is hungry she won’t tell you because she is a very introverted child. Furthermore, she likes dolls, and she plays with them carefully. She also likes to play cars with Savien but she always put them back where they belong after she plays with them, unlike Savien. She is a very active child but likes to play quietly unlike Savien who plays loudly. Taylor is a happy child and a good friend of Savien. Savien is a very destructive, aggressive, active, nosy, happy, messy, and talkative child. He plays with his toys recklessly. Every time he plays with his toys they get damaged or lost. He doesn’t care about them but he likes to play with them. He is a very messy child that plays and leaves his toys everywhere. He likes to play in a more aggressive manner than Taylor, punching and fighting more so. He at times plays rough with Taylor and does not understand that he could hurt her or himself. He is very energetic and always wants to play even he is tired. He likes to talk to everyone even though he can’t form complete sentences yet. He asks plenty of questions about things he is...
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...Vision, Mission and Philosophy Statement Vision: To be active in an educational environment and build a partnership with the staff, the community, and the parents so we can have a better educational experience and a brighter future for the children. Work with families of the children to create inspiration for lifelong learning so every child can learn and grow in a rich environment as well as a playful and safe educational environment. Mission: Our mission is to provide each child a quality education that they can learn in their own way and at their very own pace and to ensure they receive the help they need to learn and to grow. A young child’s work is play and we encourage them to do so through the various curriculums that we provide. We encourage children to enjoy the love of learning and seek their curiosity through play. Learning is seen as an active process where children can explore, manipulate, communicate, and discuss in different learning centers and group activities. Learning occurs when a curriculum is using all the domains of development such as physical, social, emotional, and cognitive developments. Children are our first and last priority. Philosophy: We believe that play is most important way which children learn. All children learn at their own pace and are individuals and that they learn best through educational experiences that are developmentally appropriate for their age. Parents are very important in the learning process of their children. A dedicated...
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...evolved from the basic structures of Pong and Space Invaders to have complex and film-like narratives. In many ways, games and film are very similar. Despite the similarities, how do video games approach storytelling differently than film, and does this affect the audience? The critical difference between storytelling in games and movies is how each medium engages its audience. Games transform the simple observer to a grand director. With active engagement, versus passive engagement, follows a number of other differences, including interaction, variable outcome, and player agency. The horror game Until Dawn is an applicable example of how the active engagement makes a game stand out from horror films with its outstanding...
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...In an article titled “ What's Better Indoor or Outdoor Play?” published on the website Psychology Today, written by Dr.Narvaez a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, she states that “Recent studies tell us why indoor play is detrimental to children’s growth because outdoors, a child learns on multiple levels with each new adventure.” Dr.Narvaez goes on to state “Not only do they become better learners, and do well in school, but they are more fun to be around.” This research explains that not only does outdoor play affect the child's growth both physically and mentally in a positive way, but it also leaves a lasting effect on the child making them better learners and also makes them more fun to be around and makes it easier for them to engage in more social activity and also allows them to make friends...
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...The Importance of Play in Early Childhood Latacha Daviston Professor: Kristen Davidson CCT 101 January 19, 2015 The Importance of Play in Early Childhood There are different types of play, play allows children to experiment with their emotions and things around them. Allowing children to play helps with a child’s imagination as they enter into the pretend stages of their life, this kind of play is considered fantasy play. Play also helps children with social skills, children began to share their toys and ideas with other. In social play children began not only to share their ideas and talk to one another but they also share their belonging. Social play is good for children because it teaches them how to interact with one another and not become stingy as they get other. Play allows children to determine what is right and wrong in their behavior and that there are rules in life and that they can’t just get away with certain behaviors. Playing to children is like going to work for us, they look forward to different types of play. Toys and other child friendly objects are the tools for children. Play is also good for children so that they can stay active. Children figure out how things work by playing and using certain toys. I agree that work is the play of children, the reason being is because at this age children don’t have anything to do but play and learn. If a child doesn’t play how will he learn anything about certain objects and the way the world around the work....
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...continues to grow until the age of 3, this is when the hard-wiring in the brain is almost complete. Babies develop better when they have the best learning experiences, this is important as it helps their brain to develop, and shape them into the people they will become later in life. The environment a child is exposed to, before birth and in the very early years will have a massive impact on how they develop holistically, as well as the attachment to the parent or carer. The curriculum is all the different opportunities, activities and experiences that is offered which help a child to develop in their learning. The different methods and contents used to support the child in their learning are vital. Babies are born with a natural instinct to play and learn naturally because of their curiosity and the people who actively engage with them to make sense of the world around them. There are 4 four key principles within the framework and are the main focus for all children’s learning and development. These are:- Rights of the Child, Relationships, Responsive Care Respect The main aim of the Pre-Birth to Three is to support everyone who work with and for our youngest children and their families, by adopting a long-term, flexible, and organic approach for the benefit of every child, promote confidence, inform the ways in which staff support children and families, and improve and enhance evidence-informed practice. http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum...
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...Competency Goal 1: Safe, Healthy, Learning Environment In my child care setting, I work hard to provide all children with a safe and healthy learning environment. I research and follow strict standards available from the state related to preventing and reducing injury and illness, helping children feel safe, following sound nutrition and fitness practices, and creating an enriching learning environment. My goal is to set up and maintain an environment that reduces the risk of injury to children. Because children lack the judgment to avoid hazards and because children learn by doing and interacting closely with others and their environment, injury can happen frequently in a child care setting. I accomplish this goal by keeping furniture and equipment in good repair and only having age-appropriate materials available to children. I inspect my environment (inside and outside) every day and I alert my director when I see a potential hazard. If there is an injury, I practice the correct First Aid guidelines and I inform the parent and the office in an accident report. I make sure that children are always cared for by qualified, responsible and healthy adults, so I make sure that staff files are complete and up-to-date. I am also diligent about maintaining emergency cards on each child and making sure that only authorized persons are dropping off and picking up. I am also always watching my children for signs of child abuse and neglect. I also want children to feel safe in my...
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...An essay that explores the theoretical underpinning of a resource that relates to language development and its place in learning. In this essay I will be discussing the good old fashioned stick and how it can be used to support a child’s language development. I will be discussing the diversity of play through the stick and how this is supported by the curriculum and how it is also supported by theory. According to The National Toy Hall Of Fame, the stick may be the world’s oldest toy. Animals play with sticks; our dogs play fetch with them. Children have an endless source of make believe and fun with sticks. A child’s imagination can turn sticks into magic wands, fishing poles, swords, light sabres, majorette batons and ores for an imaginary boat and so on. Children cultivate their creativity and develop their imaginations when they pretend with sticks. Children build and walk with sticks, bat balls with them; they explore the outdoors as they search for the best one. Sticks promote free play, the freedom to invent and discover; they are the original building blocks for creative play. Playing with sticks encourages outside play which incorporates fresh air and exercise. Sticks are not only the oldest toys around they are simply the best. A stick can come in all shapes and sizes. They are not carefully made or presented like a manufactured resource. They are natural and rustic looking and that makes them appealing to children and wanting to engage with it. Like the old saying...
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...Through play children engage and interact with the world around them, which helps allow the children to create and explore a world in their own eyes. As well as physical development, play also has a really positive impact upon a child's social and emotional development, for play can strengthen the bond between a parent and their child, because through play children are able to express their views, experiences and feelings, this particularly can be seen though role play, creative play, language play and exploratory play. Within play, parents are given who have the opportunity to observe or join in with child-driven play are given the unique chance to see the world from their child's point and they learn to communicate more effectively with their...
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...Task 1: 1. Play is the best method for children to learn and develop, both mentally and physically. 2. Children of all ages, from different family backgrounds, cultures and countries, all love to play. They enjoy playing both outdoors and indoors. 3. There are different types of play, which include different theories, contexts and materials. 4. Play helps children to learn, acquire and develop the skills and powers which will be needed in their near future. 5. When children are playing, they are also self-educating, learning, working, experimenting and exploring the world around them. 6. Play can also increase children’s cognition, creativity, imagination, social skills, friends and peer groups. 7. Children, especially young infants, play with a new toy or a new object repeatedly with an unconscious mind. This is when they are using their previous knowledge and culture background, to relate and put images into relationships and orders. This is always an extremely active process. 8. Observe, absorb and mirror the important people around them is also another kind of learning for children. 9. All parties including parents, play workers, playmates and siblings make very important roles in children’s experiences. 10. Adults, parents and play workers, can help to ensure that children are playing in a safety environment. 11. Parents and play workers should help and support children while they play, because helpful adults can be good role...
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...violence by itself is a consequence. And can real-life violence exist in the reality of a game? Is the transfer of the definition of “violence” with all its peculiarities from one world to another justified only according to the external similarity of these two worlds? Games originally are entertainment. Contemporary games are very realistic and for this reason they are a source of great experience for the player and develop the imagination. Games are entertainment and even more then that. In addition, the statistics of the New York University lead by Green and Bavelier claim that the player preferring active games get an improvement of some types of brain activity, related to processing of visual information. In particular, game players cope with problems of simultaneously tracking several moving objects at the average level of 30% better then people who do not play active computer video games. The “gaming” violent experience may not be the cause of violent behavior in reality. None of the playing experience will become the priority in making important decisions concerning problems in real life. A game is an abstraction. A player gets abstract tasks and acts according to...
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...acting. Plays are divided into acts, scenes and units. In theatre, a unit is the smallest actable portion in a script. A unit is the building block of conflict, and conflict is essential in drama. Scoring a script helps actors to clarify motivations, organize dramatic structure, and get specific with the nuances of the characters and the story. If scene partners score a script together, it can help get everyone on the same page. It is a tool to help actors focus their performances. There are many ways to score a script. Most modern American acting courses use a method that breaks scripts into "beats and units" and describes a character's arc in terms of "objectives, tactics and...
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...With gaming it is hard to put down the controller, and what happens will horrify you. So when one plays a video game it gets extremely addicting because one wants to get better at it so one would keep playing. There are things one should not want to do, like stay in one position for too long or it will strain one’s body parts like one’s elbow and wrist and neck. By the way video games are also getting blamed for obesity because all the kids do is sit and sometimes eat which make them obese and not healthy. So do not just sit and eat go outside and play or take moderate breaks off one video games so one can be more healthy. So if one limit eating they can still stay healthy! Alternatively people are now creating games that can get...
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...Observation sheets for early years practitioners Contents * Anecdotal observation - page 2 * Short observation - page 3 * Long observation 1 - page 4 * Long observation 2 - page 5 * Long observation 3 - page 7 * Long observation 4 - page 9 Anecdotal observation Look, Listen and Note | Look, Listen and Note | Name……………. Date………… | Name……………. Date………… | Observed: | Observed: | P&E AL C&TC | P&E AL C&TC | PSED PD CL L M UW EAD | PSED PD CL L M UW EAD | Look, Listen and Note | Look, Listen and Note | Name……………. Date………… | Name……………. Date………… | Observed: | Observed: | P&E AL C&TC | P&E AL C&TC | PSED PD CL L M UW EAD | PSED PD CL L M UW EAD | Look, Listen and Note | Look, Listen and Note | Name……………. Date………… | Name……………. Date………… | Observed: | Observed: | P&E AL C&TC | P&E AL C&TC | PSED PD CL L M UW EAD | PSED PD CL L M UW EAD | Short observation Name of Child: | | Date: | | Areas of Learning Covered: | PSED PD CL L M UW EAD | Characteristics of Effective Learning Covered:...
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...sociable and is very attentive. He loves to play games and play with all kinds of technology such as an ipod, ipad or computer, but he plays with these technology only because he has no one to play with at home because his brother is to small to do anything. My sister-in-law and brother work long shifts and are usually worn out by the time they get home. My nephew lacks attention and people to play with at home; which is why he plays on gadgets all the time. However, when he comes over to our house for the weekend, We go all over with him such as go the park, fun factory, and we go out to eat when ever he’s at my house and I love eating so it works out perfectly for the both of us right there. La’akea comes over to my house almost every weekend. This past weekend I took time aside to observe his actions and put into play what I learned while in this class. When I got home from the practice La’akea was already upstairs playing games. Friday’s are usually my family’s day to catch up. When I get home on Fridays, my mom is usually making dinner, my brothers and their girlfriends are usually watching T.V. or playing card games with La’akea in the kitchen talking story, and my mom is usually always on his way back from work. My house is very clam but yet active a the same time. It is very opposite then what La’akea normal household environment is used too; however it doesn’t seem to bother him one bit. He loves to play games and play on his PsP; however, we noticed that if you...
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