Play is Essential: “For kids, play is a child’s work. They’re supposed to be playing, exploring, and figuring out how to work with other kids or on their own.” – Lynn DeSalvo
Play is essential to learning, and helping kids see the play in every day. Lynn DeSalvo, owner of Play with Purpose and speech and language pathologist, joins the show to talk about the essential role of play! She is someone who has truly harnessed the ability to educate children through fun visuals and joyful play.
Lynn will be shedding light on how to put play to work when educating our little ones on important skills like problem-solving, organization, teamwork, and more.
You will get tips on how to include play in your everyday routines and implement it into tasks. She also discusses the structure of play, the importance of shared attention, and how to use their specific interests to get them locked in and excited to play and learn.
Lynn also shares some ideas of specific toys to play with and how keeping it as simple as possible can be incredibly beneficial. Play is essential and easy to bring into daily tasks, from grocery shopping to doing laundry and getting dressed, she discusses specific ways to make even the most mundane things playful.
If you have or teach kids with ASD or ADHD, Lynn also has some really helpful ideas and tools for incorporating their learning style into fun learning experiences that they will love. She also discusses how these tools can help ANYONE and why play is essential to enhanced learning for children of all ages AND adults alike.
Don’t miss this incredibly helpful and FUN episode!
Listen To The Full Episode on why Play is Essential to Learning, Here:
Resources:
- Connect with Lynn on YouTube, Instagram, or Facebook
- Play with Purpose
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- Did you catch last season’s episode about keeping kids safe on social media? Listen here!
- Subscribe to the MSquared Books Podcast
Shareable Quotes:
- “Play has a lot to do with what kids are motivated by.” – Lynn DeSalvo
- “Music makes transitions, especially for little kids, a bit more organized.” – Lynn DeSalvo
- “A lot of times, parents say “I don’t have time to play,” and one of the things I always like to stress is that the play is in all routines.” – Lynn DeSalvo
Take Action:
- Make play a part of everyday tasks and routines.
- Pay attention to what the child is interested in and have a back-and-forth with them.
- Keep it simple when it comes to buying and supplying toys.
- Use moments throughout the day to pause and let them connect with you through a quick guessing game and fill in the blanks.
- Use the free resources available at libraries (You can check out toys!)
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