Play2Learn

Play2Learn would like to wish all of you a wonderful festive break ~ a much deserved break for all teachers and children! 🍃

Enjoy this time with your family & friends ~ Embrace the magic of Christmas and the quality time with people you love! ❤️

“May you never be too old to search the skies on Christmas Eve” 🎄

Christmas ideas:

- Bake Christmas cookies
- Make a bauble for your tree!
- Look at some Christmas light
- Let your little one wrap presents with you!
- Design and create Christmas cards
- Visit Santa Claus!

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! 🍃

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Book recommendation alert! 🍃 An easy ready for anyone ~ educators, working mums or dads, caters or specialists! ~ Amazon link: Born to Play: Transcending Boredom into Play: Supporting children to become captains of their own play adventures. https://amzn.eu/d/iIBcaWJ 🌈

How can we encourage play it at home? 🍃 ~ Play is vital in equipping your little one with the skills they need to succeed inside and outside of the classroom. Whilst educators acknowledge the importance of the academic progress made at school, it is also equally important that we facilitate social play, resilience and independence, so your child can succeed in a demanding society beyond the school gates. Get out this weekend & play! ~ Play2Learn 🍃

"Art has the role in education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else" - Sydney Gurewitz Clemens 🎨

Art may seem like fun and games — and it is! Your little one is learning a lot through exploring the arts and doing art activities. Your children will gain useful life skills through art, so encourage them to get creative, and you will soon see that they are picking up on the following skills:

- Communication skills
- Problem - solving skills
- Fine motor development
- Social & emotional skills

Useful tip: Creative a special space in your classroom/home with paints, scrap paper, colouring pencils and recycled materials for them to independently explore at any time of the day. Let them be the conductor of their creativity! 🌿

‘It is vital that when educating our children’s brains, we do not neglect to educate their hearts.’
Dalai Lama

PSED is one of the three prime areas within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and involves the following three Early Learning Goals -

🌱 Self-Regulation: Show an understanding of their own feelings and those of others, and begin to regulate their behaviour accordingly.

🌱Managing Self: Be confident to try new activities and show independence, resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge.

🌱Building Relationships: Work and play cooperatively and take turns with others; Form positive attachments to adults and friendships with peers; Show sensitivity to their own and to others' needs.

The best way to support your little one in personal, social and emotional development is through the power of play!

Play2Learn 🍃

Source: Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage -
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/974907/EYFS_framework_-_March_2021.pdf