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How Children Learn (Early Learning and Teaching)

approach provides balanced, process-oriented programmes that fulfill all
developmental objectives. It nurtures development of learning processes like
Notes observation, experimentation, problem-solving and creativity in children, while
at the same time, caters to the promotion of their physical, language and social
development.
13.5.2 Opportunity for learning in all domains happens through mediums
that allow expression and participation. Group and individual play activities
provide immediate feedback for children’s orientation to learning processes.

Below is the box which will help you to understand play based activities:

Some Common Activities for All-Round Development
- Free and structured conversation - Sand play

- Storytelling and storymaking - Water play
- Dramatisation - Puppet play

- Rhymes and songs - Circle/group and activities
- Music and movement - Structured cognitive and language
activities with play material
- Free indoor play with puzzles,
beads, blocks, etc. - Nature walk
- Fieldtrips/outings
- Outdoor play

INTEXT QUESTIONS 13.2
Fill in the blanks:

(a) ECCE teaching and learning strategies are essentially .......................... .

(b) The teaching-learning approach should be ________, that is including all
children.

(c) Play stimulates .................... and .................... body.

(d) ................... strategies provide learning experiences to children to become
an active participant in the learning process.

13.6 PLANNING DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE
ACTIVITIES FOR DIFFERENT DOMAINS/AREAS
Providing children with regular everyday rhythms foster emotional security. How-
ever, children have a unique pace as well as they have short attention spans.
Caregivers need to be open to flexibility in their transaction as well as to modify
for specific children.

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