Children s Own Personal Interests - 2393 Words

Furthermore, they are able to start exploring their own personal interests, and learn decision making, when being exposed to a variety of resources. This, in turn, gives the adult great insight into the child’s developing personality, learning their likes, dislikes and other personal interests. Story-telling and other forms of dramatic play not only help develop a child’s social skills, but also their emotional ones. It is common for young children to often act out circumstances that they may have witnessed in real life or perhaps on television. By role-playing these situations, they are able to begin to understand the world and make connections, by exploring the different emotions, such as sympathy, and empathy through someone else’s†¦show more content†¦5. For this task you need to identify 3 play activities for children of different ages. We want you to evaluate their effectiveness, identify the materials you need, why you have chosen the materials se lected and any health and safety implications. (3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4) Please write a minimum of 300 words for this question. Age Activity Effectiveness Materials/Resources needed Health and Safety 1 Birth to 3 years Colourful Cornflour Mark-Making The cornflour, water mixture allows infants to explore new and interesting textures, which may be out of their comfort zone. It also permits the young child to explore their creative side, and â€Å"make their thinking visible.† Having the cornflour on a large tray at a level close to the ground, allows the infant to take full advantage of the activity, and promotes their communication with other peers, as they are able to all gather round the tray together. The activity further helps develop confidence in the child, as they become more self-assured with the marks they are making in the mixture. This helps support the development of mathematics and language. Cornflour - Cornflour would be more effective for this activity, because once added to water, creates a strange consistency, which is non- toxic and dissolves in water. Water Food Colouring - Food colouring would be beneficial to the