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be the driving force learning by moving fortunately, children love to play and use their bodies naturally. it almost makes you wonder how wise we adults are for always asking kids to settle down. “do you have to run around like that?” we ask. well, in fact they do. for children acquire knowledge and develop their skills
by stimulating the brain. their physical activity strengthens the links between
the right and left sides of the brain. that’s why it’s important that they crawl. walk. cycle. move. it’s all about experiencing the world via your own body, and trying out the laws of nature in ways that you can’t understand without scra- ping your knees. developing the imagination and creativity strangely enough, we have never had better reason to take play seriously than we do today. imagination and creativity are in ever-growing demand in modern society – and it looks as though this trend will continue. we need people who can draw new meaning from items already in existence. these are the exact skills that play helps to nurture and develop. play goes right to the brain. all available research indicates that there are clear links between the ability to play, motor skills and the capacity to learn. linguistically and mathematically. in concrete and abstract terms. intellectually and socially. motor skills are all about the ability to engage in movement, to use the body, legs and hands in a productive interplay with our senses. good motor skills involve - ve separate elements. strength, balance, coordination and a sense of three-dimensional space are the four most obvious of these. the - fth and - nal component is the ability to interpret and make use of the links between our sensory impressions and body movement. mastery of all of these elements requires practice, practice and more practice. 29
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