My Connections to Play
The toys that are connected to play that make play so important for me as a child was my bike, my record player, and easy bake oven.
Play is very important in a Childs life because it helps them relate to reality. For example in Preschool children get to play in centers and learn through play to wash dishes are imitate what they parents do at home. Outside they will play with a fake lawn mower and pretend to cut the grass. All these play activities prepare our children for the outside world and teach them how to be responsible as well as helpful towards their parents. The role of play during my childhood years were different compare to play now. For instance play back in the day included informational material as well as lessons that stuck with me throughout the years that help me increase my academics in school. Now as an educator looking through the curriculum play is more upgraded through computers, TV programs, and booklets that prepare them for more than the next grade some things you can use in college. Play in childhood and adult hood is good for the soul because you will always learn something new everyday. Play opens the door for adults to learn how children learn now days and give them the chance to bond during homework time.
A quote that I like comes from Comenius “The school is the manufactory of humanity." I believe that he is telling everyone that it starts with school and the children are just moving along through the lessons and learning the skills they need through play to make it in the world. Another quote I will leave educators with comes from Ellen Key. "At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experiences of life; the thorns should never be plucked from his roses." She is only saying that we need to let our children experience life through play. This is the way they will learn and grow. We as educators should never select them take the easy way out of learning
