Play and Creativity - Tdi
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M. Nazmul Haq
Professor, IER,
University of Dhaka
Write three activities of young children that are
most expected at school for their development
Brainstorm in your group and write them
in a flash card in bigger fonts
Children grow steadily
in size and temperament.
Psychological development
occurs through maturation
and daily interaction with
environment
When a child grows physical and
psychological changes take place
These changes are:
Physical growth: Grow bigger
Cognitive development: Learn about object or count
Motor development: Manipulation, balance and
movement
Personal – social development: Shares with others
Adaptive (non-verbal) development: Gestures
Communication and language development:
conversation with others
Development brings change in the structure of brain
Movement
Thinking &
problem
solving
solving
Vision
Speech &
hearing
At birth
At 3 months
At 3 years
At 14 years
Development of a child is directly
linked with two aspects
Proper nutrition
Nutrition keeps the child healthy and free from diseases
It can be obtained from daily meals and seasonal fruits
Appropriate stimulation
Makes the child’s life potential for future success
Stimulation can be obtained from home, school and
community
Stimulation
Stimulation is the engagement of a child in various
developmental activities
It is the opportunity for a child to develop with:
Good physical and mental health
Sound emotional state
Socially stable environment
Success in school and community
Child’s future largely depends on sufficient
stimulation in the first five years of life
Windows of
Opportunity
• Opportunity of
play
• Opportunity
to be creative
• Exposure to
art and music
• Opportunity to
learn
Opportunity of Play
Play is as basic and as pervasive a
natural phenomenon as sleep
play shapes our brains, creates our
competencies, and guides our
emotions
Play is most conducive to improve
motor skills, learning ability,
imagination and educational
attainment in infancy and childhood
Types of play
Solitary play
Onlooker play
Parallel play
Associative play
Cooperative play
Solitary play
Where children play with toys by themselves,
independently
Not influenced by others
Does not tend to approach others
Solitary play helps a child to be thinker
Onlooker play
Where children observe others at play
Frequently talk to the children and make suggestions
but do not join
Solitary and onlooker play are also known as nonsocial
play (mostly occurs among 2-3 years olds)
Onlooker play helps a child to be social
Parallel play
Where children play with toys similar to those of
surrounding children
But use toys in their own ways
Do not have direct interaction with other children
Parallel play develops the capacity of designing
something new
Associative play
Where children interact and share toys
But do not share group goals
Sometime toy selection is independent
Associative play enhances the communication skill
Cooperative play
When children interact to achieve common group
goals and share things with others
The child follows instruction of other child
Observe division of labour with other
Pretend to be a member of a family, animal, monster
Parallel play, associative play and cooperative play are
the types of social play
Cooperative play develops sociability in children
Teaching with play
Devise some new ways to teach a subject
Engage children in competition mode
Help children to be involved in action to learn new
things
Allow children in free play between two classes or prior
to any serious work
Materials needed to be playful
Paper
Wood blocks
Pencil /Pen
Building blocks
Crayon
Wood scrap/Sand
Marker
Recycle materials
Cardboard
Wood logs
Glue
Jute/Cotton/Rug
Adhesive tape
Thread/String/Wire
Blue tag /Clay
Knife/Scissor
Group Work:
Imagine a play for teaching
Geography
History
Science
Literature
Culture
Creativity
It is the urge or
capacity of a
person to
produce
something new
or novel
Should it be a
part of
curriculum ?
Characteristics
of creativity
Creativity is not a
gift but an ability
that can be
acquired and
nurtured
Creative child is
independent
Self-confident
Courageous
Intuitive
Optimistic and
Able to take risk
How to support creativity
Never criticize any unproductive or naïve response
Put problem with an expectation of something new
Accept anything with flexibility and originality but
give more credit to originality
Give time and scope for incubation
Finally show your interest in creativity
Some methods to support creativity
Instruction to be imaginative and creative
Brainstorming
Project work
Discovery learning
Role play
Drawing/painting
Music
Mime
Play and Creativity
Play
Creativity
Play helps children to
have fun and learn
Creativity provides
children to grow mature
Play is essential to be
perfect
and contributing
Creativity encourages
leadership to acquire
Creativity is the key to
excel
Play opens the door for
future development
If you want your children prosper
Allow them play and engage in creativity
Group work
Divide into three groups and identify at
least five topics of any subject of your
interest. Develop appropriate play based
lesson (i.e., how your would teach that
subject with the help of play. Explain your
teaching approach on a poster paper)