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Play Is Everything : Materials + Play = Learning, Adeline Diamond
Play Is Everything : Materials + Play = Learning, Adeline Diamond
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This model making based research project looks at how various materials—produce, board games, toys and curriculums—create opportunities for learning through play. Play creates intimate relationships that are generated between the spaces we inhabit and the objects and people that surround us, focusing on cognitive responses. This paper aims to further awareness of one’s perception of play and how all forms of play create meaningful relationships and improve cognitive development, material awareness and critical thinking skills. Play provides students with opportunities to learn and allow unlimited variations on the learning environment.
This research explores various forms of play through farming, interviewing, …