[Gayle]

<< Back to Course

Share your ideas and questions with other teachers participating in this course.
Read the discussion prompt below and reply to this thread.

In the article by Evans, play is described as activities that are fun, voluntary and involving active engagement of the child. What do you think? Do you agree?

Introduce yourself to the other educators participating in this course, and share your thoughts.

Discussion

[Ridwana]

I agree and think that play consists of various activities that are considered fun, its totally voluntary and involves active engagement of the children of all academic abilities.

[Primrose Silungile]

I strongly agree, children play to practice skills, try out possibilities and discover new challenges and that really lead to deeper learning.

[Charne]

Yes I agree. Learning through play definitely helps learners be actively involved in the lesson and grasps their attention.

[Natasha]

I agree. Through play learners can develop social and cognitive skills. They can also gain self-confidence to participate and engage in new experiences.

[Thembisile]

Yes I agree ,learning through play is a very interesting approach which involve almost every learner to participate & to enjoy every activity done in class since this method arouses interest to every learners

[Celia]

I strongly agree, leaners learn through play, by creating activities that will accommodate all leaners. Learning through play helps leaners to be more interested in a lesson, and it does encourage participation, leanerss becomes involved and engaged to the lesson.

[Mofokeng]

I agree. Children learn best when there are actively involve in teaching and learning. They develop different skills and also grasp the content easily.