Saturday, January 18, 2014

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Cooperative Play, Board Games

Board games are wonderful learning tools for young children. They can teach important social skills such as communicating verbally, sharing and waiting, taking turns, and enjoying interaction with others as they share each other’s ideas. Board games can foster the ability to focus, and lengthen a child’s attention span by encouraging the completion of an exciting, enjoyable game. In addition to teaching young children about patience and good sportsmanship, board games also help children improve their literacy, mathematical, memory and spatial skills.


Here, we see Audrey and her peer as they play cooperatively The Ladybug Game. In their play, Audrey and her friend are sharing and turn-taking. Also, they are listening to each other’s ideas and responding politely and respectfully to one another.  



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