Early Childhood Blog

"My Connections to Play"                                  Types of Play Motor/Physical Play: I am discovering that they must have ample opportunities to develop physically, and motor play.  Social Play: According to Wardle (n.d.), a variety of opportunities for children to engage in social play are the best tools for progressing through the different social stages. I have observed my students interacting with others in play settings such as who will play “mommie” and “daddy” first.  Constructive Play: In constructive play, children manipulate thei r environment to create things when they are in the block center or construction center.  Students can use his/her imagination and build, construct, play in sand, and even draw on the sidewalk to make murals.   According to Wardle (n.d.), c onstructive play allows children to experiment with objects; find out combinations that work and don't wo rk, learn about stacking,

*How did these relationships develop?  My beautiful daughter was born on September 3rd.   *What do they mean to you, that is, how they affect your life?  She mean the world to me.  My daughter has affected my life by bring me love, joy, happiness, and being a wonderful daughter.  I am truly blessed!  *What do you believe makes a relationship healthy and strong? A relationship can be healthy and strong when both individuals respect and appreciate each other.  Also, caring for each other as they would care for themselves.   *What do you do to maintain relationships over time? Always being available for each other. Also,  show love in many ways, For example:  kind words, cute loveable notes, flowers, gifts, lift them up when they are down, doing things together, encouraging words, etc.  I am thankful that my lovely daughter just earned her Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction-April 2020.  Prior to her earning this degree, she had a stumbling block by an instructor and she wan