Children are naturally inclined to play. Play is natural
process for children who are growing and developing. From the moment
your child takes his or her first breath, muscles are exercised and
strengthened. Sitting upright, is in fact a task, and this means he or
she has been working on strengthening back muscles to allow them to sit
on their own without support. What we may take for granted today, was in
fact a challenging milestone which we accomplished through curiosity
and play.
Many pre-schools in Dubai adapt play into the teaching
methods to ensure your child’s development requirements are met.
Physical, mental, intellectual, and emotional developments are addressed
by different types of games and activity tools. Simple activities like
putting a puzzle together helps the tiny muscles in the fingers and the
eye muscles to strengthen, while running and jumping around helps
develop the large muscles in the legs and hands.
Nurseries in Dubai
are required to balance teaching methods to include all the
developmental needs of children of a specific age group. A typical day
at pre-school in Dubai
would include storytelling and show and tell, group play, outdoor play,
imaginative play, resting time, time to eat, board games and puzzles.
Each of these different activities helps your child build one or two
different skills. Show-and-tell, would help your child improve his or
her language skills while developing their confidence and use of hands
and facial expressions. Outdoor play helps your child strengthen his or
her motor skills, while improving social skills and confidence to play
in groups.
Physical play also helps a child with thinking and problem
solving skills. When a child begins to walk, he or she will usually aim
for something high up or out of reach. This encourages them to think of a
smart plan or way to obtain the object of interest. Children gradually
learn to walk after a weeks of reaching and grabbing on to furniture.
Physical activity will increase throughout the years as they get older,
children will attempt play that is more strenuous and sports.
“Quiet time” like drawing and painting is considered a
necessary activity to help in the development of the muscles in fingers.
Children start unable to hold a pencil or pen, however as they reach
the age of three or four, they begin holding a crayon or pencil
correctly. With lots of practice, they will become stable writers and
painters by the age of ten and eleven.
The teachers at Kids Island Nursery in Dubai
ensure our children are constantly learning through play and games to
keep them interested in the subject matter while growing and
strengthening their muscles and bones. Although, children love to play
and be active for most parts of the day, it is important to ensure they
receive the right nutrition to support them in their playful
development.
