by Mary Stuart, Director, www.childlife.ca
If a child can’t learn by the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn. — Ignacio Listrada
We know that the early years are incredibly important to setting the stage for life-long learning.
The research and science of Early Childhood are continually confirming that multi-sensory, child-centred, play-based learning create learning capacities.
“Failure to provide optimum conditions for a child’s development during this time makes the developing brain physically different from the brain of children who have been well nurtured, and these differences can have lifelong consequences.” — Clyde Hertzman, MD, University of British Columbia
HOW CHILDREN LEARN BEST
- 30% from hearing
- 60% from seeing
- 90% from doing
3 BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE LEARNING BRAIN
- PLAY: Positive Experiences & Relationships
- MOVE: Connect vs Direct vs Correct
- EXPLORE: Enriched Learning Environments
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” — George Bernard Shaw
4 WAYS TO SET THE STAGE FOR LEARNING CAPACITIES:
- Get down and see from a child’s perspective
- Be Intentional about how you guide a child’s interactions with objects, activities, peers
- Provide activities that support social and emotional health: parachute, balls of varying sizes, together games, exercise mats…
- Support all child’s efforts vs successes
Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold. — Joseph Chilton Pearce
To learn more about the new brain science and discover simple strategies to create enriched learning environments: justask@childlife.ca and we’ll send you our latest training and services flyers.
THE LEARNING BRAIN and B.E.S.T. BEHAVIOUR WORKSHOP SERIES are some of our most popular workshops available on-site at your centre!
You haven’t seen life until you have seen it through the eyes of a child.
KEEP CALM AND PLAY ON!
— Mary