Category Learning

Gross motor skills include larger movements of the entire body. They correspond to 80% of a human being’s motor and sensory functions and are broken down into three subsets, moving (running, crawling, climbing, jumping, etc.), stationary (turning, pirouetting, pushing, sitting, getting up, etc.) and postural (balancing, swinging, walking on a balance beam, etc.)

Everyone plays, even adults. People are forever learning and building on their achievements, and everyone is creative in their own way! Adults who have already learned language concepts even enjoy playing with words. This type of play is an integral part of human creativity.

Through relationships developed by the child during play, he learns to recognize his strengths and weaknesses, natural behaviours and social skills.

Unstructured outdoor play contributes even more to the full development of children abilities.

Through different kinds of play, the child forges his identity, sets boundaries between others and himself, and begins to recognize his qualities and shortcomings.

By playing with his peers, the child learns about communication. He must express his likes, his dislikes, how he views play time, etc. When very young, his communication is non-verbal, but as he grows older, he becomes comfortable with verbal communication.

The CRAFT Table enables the creation of emotional ties between children When the little ones sit side by side, they create emotional ties characterized by gentle and joyful emotions.

In the midst of all this learning about relationships, negotiation and potential conflict resolution, the child begins to gain a clearer understanding of the concepts of right and wrong, and of respect.

Unstructured outdoor play is great for healthy emotional development. The child has more freedom to meet other children his own age and interact with them. The child is automatically exposed to his own emotions and those expressed by others.

Did you know that play makes academic learning more accessible ? First, the child will have mastered his language, improved his vocabulary and enriched his ability to communicate.

Did you know that Personality development, lessons in negotiation and respect, adoption of a moral compass, etc., are even more present in unstructured play outdoors ? Why? With less supervision and more latitude outdoors than indoors playing a seated game, the child can experiment more openly with direct face-to-face interaction.

Relating and negotiating go hand in hand. As the child builds his identity and understands others’ differences, he learns to compromise. He discovers and acknowledges a teammate’s position, presents his views and tries to reach a possible agreement.