Countries and schools from all over the world come together on this one day to celebrate the necessity of unstructured play in our students’ lives at school. Research shows that unstructured play has a positive influence on:
The class had a great time engaging in play this afternoon. While there were many smiles, there were many opportunities for the students to discuss disagreements and problem solve solutions. The students played chess, memory, Candy Land, Mancala, and lots of other fun games and activities.
What a different way to spend the afternoon and great opportunity for the students to not only have fun together, but learn to work together as well.
At the end of our play time, we had a discussion and spent some time reflecting on the activities the students participated in with their friends.
- physical and mental health
- language development
- problem solving
- risk management
- independent learning skills
- academic skills
- classroom behavior
- healthy emotional attitudes
- better adjustment to school life
The class had a great time engaging in play this afternoon. While there were many smiles, there were many opportunities for the students to discuss disagreements and problem solve solutions. The students played chess, memory, Candy Land, Mancala, and lots of other fun games and activities.
What a different way to spend the afternoon and great opportunity for the students to not only have fun together, but learn to work together as well.
At the end of our play time, we had a discussion and spent some time reflecting on the activities the students participated in with their friends.