Today is Global School Play Day... which is seriously the BEST DAY EVER! The purpose of Global Play Day is to acknowledge the fact that play matters and that kids NEED to play. Our school got to experience first hand all of the amazing benefits of unstructured play. Our students got to bring in toys and games from home as well as play with all of our toys and games in the classroom. They weren't told how to play with the toys and they weren't interrupted while they played (except to take a picture here and there). Everyone had a blast!
We have learned that playing is not a waste of time and that, actually, a lot can be learned through play. We got away from staring at screens and instead interacted with our peers ALL DAY LONG! We practiced sharing, laughed a lot, used our imagination, developed our abstract thinking skills, negotiated with each other, compromised when there was conflict and practiced how to always be respectful and kind to each other. Today was an awesome day for everyone!!
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