Time for Play Stephanie Seay Team Scavenger Hunt 2/6/2021 Each person must find at least one of the objects from the list below in the allotted time: *something that *something from stinks nature *your favorite *something with a things to wear team logo *your favorite thing *a picture with at to play with least 4 people in it *something you *anything miniature can create music *something that with smells good *something related to exercise Time for Play 3 Benefits of Play Brain Benefits: *Play and exploration build neural pathways in the brain (Dewer, 2014) *Movement fuels the brain with oxygen (Jenson, 2005) *Play releases chemicals that enhance mood (Jenson, 2005) 2/6/2021 Time for Play 4 Benefits of Play Academic Benefits: *There is a link between play and language development, especially if the play is symbolic (Lewis et al., 2000) *Play allows us to make mistakes without high-stake consequences (Wehner, 1993) *Play enhances self-awareness, memory, empathy, ability to make predictions (Pang, 2016) 2/6/2021 Time for Play 5 Benefits of Play Creative Benefits: *Play promotes problem-solving (Wyver & Spence, 1999) *Play builds imagination, which increases your capacity for empathy (DeBenedet, 2018) 2/6/2021 Time for Play 6 Benefits of Play • Social Benefits: • *Play enhances social skills, emotional intelligence and conflict resolution abilities (Jenson, 2005) • *Free play allows children to practice decision-making skills, learn to work in groups, share, resolve conflicts, and advocate for themselves (Ginsburg, 2007) 2/6/2021 Time for Play 7 Tableau= frozen picture 1.Think 2. Share 3. Plan 4. Create https://ed.sc.gov/scdoe/assets/File/instruction/early-learningliteracy/South%20Carolina%20Early%20Learning%20Standards%202017_Accessible%20Version.pdf 15 16 17 Presentation Title 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 Stephanie Seay Thank you Stephanie.seay@spartanburgprep.org https://www.instagram.com/invitingwonder https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/recent 29 9/3/20XX Presentation Title 30
