Honors Program Theses
Award/Availability
Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
Allison Barness
Abstract
By nature, children are curious and love to explore the world around them. Play is one way that children can fulfill that innate curiosity. Through play-based learning, educators can utilize that innate curiosity and wonder in children to create valuable learning experiences that will engage and teach them. This pedagogical approach is used in early childhood education to help children develop their academic, social, and emotional skills through appropriate learning experiences that consider their abilities and interests. However, in recent years, there has been a shift away from play-based learning in kindergarten classrooms. The reasoning behind this shift may be due to a variety of factors, such as increased academic expectations and the perspective held by both educators and the public about the purpose of play.
Year of Submission
2024
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
12-2024
Object Description
1 PDF (38 pages)
Copyright
©2024 Sofia Josephine Steele
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Steele, Sofia Josephine, "Why Play? Exploring the Realities of Play-Based Learning in Kindergarten" (2024). Honors Program Theses. 961.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/961
