Unit One: The Value of Play
• Essential to the social aspects of the academic setting. Helps children adjust to the academic setting socially by enhancing learning readiness and behavior What does research say about play? • Children are more attentive and productive. Children have time to refocus cognitively when they engage in short periods of play • Has great physical benefits. Play helps to counteract the sedentary time spent in the classroom
*From the American Academy of Pediatrics
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