綜合運用各種類型的游戲

不同類型的游戲對孩子有不同的益處：

玩具和物體游戲

玩兒實物玩具的時候募舟，嬰兒們運用他們的感官系統(tǒng)去探索它的屬性漾脂，像一個小科學家一樣做實驗。例如，他們可能會用它使勁兒敲地板棚贾，來確認這個物體是不是個固體。學齡前孩子也會用物體來發(fā)展抽象思維和象征性概念服爷，比如药薯，大家一起輪流玩著拿香蕉當電話使用的游戲。

體育游戲

課間休息時的自由體育活動狂丝，幫助孩子們發(fā)展運動技能换淆，預防兒童肥胖癥哗总，并且建立良好的情商。比如倍试，滑梯輕柔的震顫讯屈，讓孩子在一個相對安全的環(huán)境中感受到冒險。像丟手絹和貼標簽這樣的游戲县习，幫助孩子們構建同情心之類的社會情感技能涮母，教孩子們學會細心待人，不給其他人貼標簽躁愿，不傷害他人叛本。

戶外活動

戶外運動對于孩子們發(fā)展空間感和平衡感尤為重要。它也能改善孩子的專注力攘已。研究表明炮赦，各國中允許更多休息時間的學校里的孩子長大以后，學術成就更多样勃。然而吠勘，在美國估計有30%的幼兒園孩子沒有足夠的休息活動時間。

假裝游戲

這種游戲讓幼小的孩子體驗不同的社會角色并學會合作峡眶。我們相信剧防，扮演和想象游戲也鼓勵發(fā)展創(chuàng)造性，構建更復雜的協商能力辫樱，交際能力和語言能力峭拘。（“你當老師，我當學生狮暑，”一個小孩可能這樣說鸡挠。）

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Types of Play: Mix it Up

Different types of play have different benefits for children:

Toys and Object Play

When playing with an object such as a toy, babies are using their sensory-motor skills to explore its properties and conduct "experiments" like a tiny scientist might. To learn if an object is solid, for example, they might bang it on the floor. Preschool-age children also use objects to develop abstract thought and concepts like symbolism, using a banana as a telephone, for example, along with sharing and taking turns.

Physical Play

Physical fun such as free play during recess helps develop children's motor skills, prevent childhood obesity and build emotional intelligence. The gentle thrill of a?playgroundslide, for example, lets a child build confidence as they take risks in a relatively safe environment. Games such as duck-duck-goose and tag also help children build other socio-emotional skills such as empathy as children learn to be careful not to hurt others by tapping someone too hard, for example.

Outdoor Play

Outdoor play, is particularly important because it lets children use all their senses to build skills like spatial awareness and balance. It can also improve a child's attention span. Studies suggest that young children in countries where schools allow more time for?recess?see more academic success as children get older, yet an estimated 30% of U.S. kindergarten children no longer have recess.

Pretend Play

This type of play lets young children experiment with different social roles and learn to cooperate. Dress up, make believe, and imaginary play also encourage creativity and builds more complex negotiation, communication and language skills. ("You be the teacher, and I will be the student,"a child might say.)