Play way Tech to enhance learning in children

1. USES OF PLAY-WAY METHOD OF
TEACHING AND LEARNING
PRESENTED BY-
PUSHPESH SHARMA

2. CONTENTS
• KEY WAYS THAT YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN
• INTRODUCTION OF PLAY-WAY
• EXAMPLES
• AIMS OF PLAY-WAY
• HOW DOES PLAY HELPS IN LEARNING ?
• USES OF PLAY-WAY TECHNIQUES FOR CHILDREN.
• USES OF PLAY-WAY TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHERS.
• CONCLUSION

3. KEY WAYS THAT YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN
• PLAYING
• BEING WITH OTHER PEOPLE
• BEING ACTIVE
• EXPLORING AND NEW EXPERIENCES
• TALKING TO THEMSELVES
• COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS
• MEETING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES
• BEING SHOWN HOW TO DO NEW THINGS
• PRACTICING AND REPEATING SKILLS
• HAVING FUN.

4. AIMS OF PLAY -WAY
• TO MAKE THE TEACHING ENVIRONMENT CHILD
CENTRIC AND CHILD–FRIENDLY
• CHILD-CENTRIC- DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE ,
AFFECTIVE AND PSYCHO-MOTOR DOMAINS OF
CHILDREN IS MOST IMPORTANT.
• CHILD –FRIENDLY- CHILD LEARNS WILLINGLY IN
LIVELY ENVIRONMENT.

5. WHAT IS PLAY
• DO THINGS FOR PLEASURE
• ENJOY YOURSELF, RATHER THAN WORK
• TO DO SOMETHING FOR FUN
• TO BE INVOLVED IN A GAME
KEY ELEMENTS OF PLAY ARE:
• PLAY MUST BE PLEASURABLE AND ENJOYABLE
• PLAY IS SPONTANEOUS AND VOLUNTARY
• PLAY INVOLVES ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT ON THE PART OF
THE PLAYER
• PLAY INVOLVES AN ELEMENT OF MAKE-BELIEVE OR
CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION.

6. WHAT DOES “WAY” MEANS
IT IS A METHOD, A TECHNIQUE
TO COMPLETE AN EVENT

7. WHAT IS PLAY-WAY ?
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY IS A TERM USED
IN EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY TO DESCRIBE HOW A CHILD
CANLEARN TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
PLAYWAY METHOD OF LEARNING IS A CHILD CENTRIC METHOD
WHERE THE METHOD OF TEACHING IS INFORMAL AND
NATURAL TO SUIT THE CHILD’S INTERESTS.
THESE KIND OF SCHOOLS BELIEVE THAT LEARNING IS BEST
THROUGH PLAY ACTIVITIES.
THROUGH PLAY CHILDREN CAN:
 DEVELOP SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE SKILLS
 MATURE EMOTIONALLY
 GAIN THE SELF-CONFIDENCE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN NEW
EXPERIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTS.

8. EXAMPLES
PLAY-WAY METHODS ARE BEING INCORPORATED IN THE SCHOOL
CURRICULUM FOR TEACHING - LANGUAGES, MATHEMATICS, ,
SOCIAL STUDIES ETC THROUGH A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES LIKE
GAMES, SONGS, FREE PLAY, GARDENING, CONSTRUCTION
ACTIVITIES ETC. SOME EXAMPLES ARE:
– ROLE PLAYS
– PROJECTS
– THEME BASED LEARNING
– FIELD TRIPS
– PUPPETRY ETC
SOME PLAY-BASED SCHOOLS ALSO FOLLOW SOME LEVEL OF
FORMAL LEARNING AS WELL, TO ENSURE THAT THE CHILD IS
READY FOR THE PRIMARY EDUCATION.

9. HOW DOES PLAY HELPS IN LEARNING
• PLAY ENABLES A CHILD TO USE ALL HIS SENSES AND
THIS ENABLE HIM TO LEARN NUNDERSTAND THINGS
QUICKLY AND RETAIN THEM FOR LONG.
• PLAY ENABLES CHILDREN TO MAKE SENSE OF THEIR
WORLD. CHILDREN POSSESS A NATURAL CURIOSITY TO
EXPLORE AND PLAY ACTS AS A MEDIUM TO DO SO.
• ACCORDING TO THE CANADIAN COUNCIL ON
LEARNING, "PLAY NOURISHES EVERY ASPECT OF
CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT – IT FORMS THE
FOUNDATION OF INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL,
AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS IN
SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. PLAY 'PAVES THE WAY FOR
LEARNING’

10. USES OF PLAY-WAY TECHNIQUES
• LEARN BY DOING
• COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OR INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
• COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
• SOLVING PROBLEMS
• SENSORY AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
• NEURO- MUSCULAR CO-ORDINATION
• EXPLORE AND LEARN MULTIPLE THINGS IN SINGLE ACTIVITY.
• LEARNING STAYS FOR LONG
• CONCEPTS GETS CLEARED
• ALL SENSES ARE INVOLVED

11. • MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH- NO STRESS , MORE ENJOY
• CREATIVITY MEDIUM FOR CHILD TO SHOW THEIR CAPABILITIES
• EXPLORE THE WORLD AROUND THEM
• HIGH MOTIVATION FROM WHAT THEY HAVE EXPLORED
• LEARNING OUTCOME OF A CURRICULUM
• CATER TO THE NEEDS OF LEARNING DIFFERENCES IN CHILDREN
• THEY BECOME GOOD OBSERVER WITH IMPROVED CONCENTRATION
• DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS LIKE EMPATHY, PERSPECTIVE OF
OTHERS,PROBLEM SOLVING, COMPETENCE
USES OF PLAY-WAY TECHNIQUES

12. USES OF PLAY-WAY TECHNIQUES FOR
TEACHERS.
• EASY TO DO SWOT ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS
• MAKES EASY FOR TEACHER TO CATER TO THE NEEDS
OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES CHILDRENS
• MAKE THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS
MORE LIVELY, INTERESTING ANDN ENJOYABLE
• GIVE TEACHER AN OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMUNICATE MORE WITH KIDS
• EASY TO MAKES CHILDREN READY TO LEARN ,TAKE
INTEREST

13. CONCLUSION
• PLAY-WAY IS INFORMAL, CHILD- CENTRIC AND
ONE OF THE BEST TECHNIQUES OF TEACHING
WHICH HELPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
COGNITIVE ,AFFECTIVE AND PSYCO –MOTOR
DOMAINS OF CHILDRENS. IN THIS WAY TRUE AIMS
OF TEACHING IS ACHIEVED BY THIS METHOD
• IT IS USEFUL FOR BOTH THE TEACHERS AND
CHILDREN.