Education
Sandbox: Play to Learn is a blog about the value of play. My name is Sharon
Lloyd and I have been involved with play throughout my life. As a child, I can
remember dressing up and pretending to be Raggedy Ann, enjoying the out of
doors while making mud pies, playing tag with friends and a multitude of
crafts. I was playing to learn. I developed cognitively, linguistically,
social-emotionally, and physically. I learned from my experiences that sharing
and building relationships make play more fun.
In the
second grade, I played a teacher in the school play and knew what I wanted to
do with my life. I have followed that dream since that date. I was a day care
worker in high school, then onto college
and into the education field. I have been employed as an elementary teacher for
25 years. I enjoyed education prekindergartners and kindergartners. I also served math and
science resource teacher. I know the value of learning and am seeking my EdD
degree in Early Childhood Education from Walden University. Currently, as a
kindergarten teacher I incorporate play into the curriculum whenever possible
which is difficult with the accountability push.
Through
this blog I hope to share what I know about play-based curriculum and learn
from others. Can you remember a time when you benefitted from play?
Let me
leave you with this quote from Plato:
“You
can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of
conversation.”
