PLAY SPARKS LEARNING has been created to support educators and families to engage children in purposeful play. Across the site, you will find ideas and resources to support your playtime with children.
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Joy comes from children interacting with their peers in a collaborative way around a purposeful activity. These intentional opportunities build language development, creativity, imagination, and perseverance. Through play based experiences children develop also executive functioning literacy, math, science and social studies skills.
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Executive Functioning is your brain's management system to set goals, plan and implement them. There are three main components of executive function: working memory, cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control. ​ By planning engaging experiences children will engage in meaningful collaboration and positive social interactions.
Play sparks learning in all children. This website provides information on executive functioning, how to promote skill development in young children, and how to design play purposefully in the classroom and at home to support academic success.
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