Learning Through Play: At Home
At Nourish, we believe play is an essential part of learning. Play teaches kids the pivotal skill of learning. In these times, when we adults are restless and questioning the future, we believe it may be beneficial for all of us to play. Below are some powerful resources on how to set your home environment to play, how to disengage from the media and reengage with our families.
play at home
the invitation to play is as important as engagement. here are some tips for building the invitation (the environment) in your own home.
1. creating an environment means your activities should be meaningful and accessible to children
2. create centers like dramatic play, sensory, blocks, art, reading, writing, manipulative (small finger toys), science and gross motor (large muscle movement)
3. allow children to lead by choosing their own activities and experiences
4. create a structure around open ended play (a balance!)
5. engage with the child in play to learn and explore with them, ask open ended questions
resources
there are so many wonderful resources available to put into the structure of your day.
1. Jam with Jamie is holding virtual music classes in your home for great gross motor fun!
2. a virtual tour of the Smithsonian, and many more museums (this one has dinosaurs)!
3. build a fort. create an obstacle course. freeze dance. repeat.
