Games, puzzles, and plush puppets are ideal for connecting with children, creating lasting memories, and teaching them
important developmental and life skills. There are a variety of tools that you as teachers use to provide your
students with a well-rounded and effective learning experience. Games are a valuable tool to add to your collection.
There is no more effective learning that takes place than the learning we see when the student is focused on
'having fun' rather than 'working.'
Play of any kind gives children of all ages the opportunity to explore their environment, to learn how it works and
how they relate to it. Through play, children can be anyone, at anyplace, at anytime.
Rich in learning opportunities, play teaches lifelong social skills including listening and cooperation. Game rules
provide clear boundaries, helping children prepare to adhere to a productive structure for a successful social life.
Age-appropriate puzzles promote eye-hand coordination, visual and shape relations, and putting together a complete
image from a series of pieces.
Use this Play and Grow Grid or the
list below to identify SimplyFun games that will provide wonderful opportunities to "play and grow" in your classroom.
"Games provide a social microcosm of the world where children are given opportunities to face everyday challenges
in a safe einvrinoment and learn to cope accordingly . . . Games provide opportunities for
direct interpersonal interaction." ~Dr. Janine Jones, NCSP, Child Psychologist
Check out Best-selling Authors Richard Paul Evans and Robert Allen's New Book Club--
an absolute NO-BRAINER for Families Focusing on LITERACY!
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