Play activities are essential to healthy development for children and adolescents. Research shows that 75% of brain development occurs after birth. The activities engaged in by children both stimulate and influence the pattern of the connections made between the nerve cells.This process influences the development of fine and gross motor skills, language, socialization, personal awareness, emotional well-being, creativity, problem solving and learning ability. The most important role that play can have is to help children to be active, make choices and practice actions to mastery. They should have experience with a wide variety of content (art, music, language, science, math, social relations) because each is important for the development of a complex and integrated brain. Play that links sensori-motor, cognitive, and social-emotional experiences provides an ideal setting from brain development. So, a teacher must implement the fun in the classromm by create some games that pupils can learn from it.
I'm so proud to know someone who spends time teaching young people. As I do my book signings I meet young adults that are totally ignorant in cooking. I've had a girl in her mid 30s ask which part of the egg is the yolk and one which part of the pig do you get pork from. These are REAL questions, not jokes. I feel that as parents we have failed our children due to our active, busy way of life. I'm 59 years old and I was taught both in school as well as at home. May God Bless You.
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