The Power of Play
Channel: UNICEF South Africa
Date: 2019-01-30

Play is a natural part of childhood and is inherently human. Play is an important way for children to acquire new knowledge and skills from birth. Play can take many forms. When children play, they learn to socialise and they develop early foundational concepts in maths, science, geography, the universe and virtually all aspects of existence. 

The brain thrives on experiences that establish new neural connections and pathways and play is a perfect way to provide these experiences for infants and young children. 

Changing school performance, exam results and outcomes of education do not start with the textbook – it starts with the foundations that are laid and sustained through play from the start.

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