Friday, May 31, 2013

Open ended play

o·pen-end·ed

[oh-puhn-en-did] Show IPA
adjective
1.
not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad: an open-ended discussion.
2.
allowing for future changes, revisions, or additions: open-ended agreements.
3.
having no fixed answer: an open-ended question.
 
Outcome 4a:
 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation,
confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination
and reflexivity
Open ended play provides a great opportunity for children to develop and build these skills. 
 
There are many open ended play resources
 Blocks- 
 
Material pieces- 

Boxes-  

Play Dough- 

open ended play works best with long periods of uninterrupted time for children to explore and experiment with no expected outcome from the play. Just pure imagination!

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