Value of Play and Recreational Activities for Children

This module deals with the value of play for each area of development: physical, social, emotional, intellectual and language. It embraces a rights-based approach to play where play is regarded as a right of each child to play and interact with others and to experience recreational activities with others. Building on the premise supported by literature that play is a vehicle for learning, students will be exposed to the benefits, stages and types of play. Moreover, it gives examples of strategies
and techniques to support children’s play and ways in which adult interaction can extend learning and development.