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Active Play in Early Childhood Education

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Jul Written by : Siti Aisyah Binti Rosli

National Philosophy of Education stated that education in Malaysia is an ongoing e ort towards
further developing the potential of individuals in a holistic and integrated to produce a balanced and
harmonious intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically by faith and devotion to God.
According to Section 2 of the Ministry of Education, preschool means the educational program of
students aged from 4-6 years. Speci c policy implemented allows children to enjoy preschool
education opportunities regardless of family income, demographic, ethnic groups and children with
special needs. Every child has the same opportunity to learn. It is enshrined in the basic principles of
the policy where preschool classes organized by government agencies should be coordinated by the
Ministry of Education.

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Active play is one of the teaching and learning techniques that are used to educate children. This is
because the play is the natural ordinary children. Thus, this technique gives pleasure and satisfaction
for children. Learning through active play di erent impact on gender, especially for boys than girls.
Caplan and Caplan (1973), stated that the main determinant for the development of the personality,
creativity, emotional stability, intellectual and physical tness that involves coordination and disciple.
Play helps language development and thinking (Vygotsky, 1967). This statement is true because
children express their feelings of stress and su ered them in facing the real world.

Some teachers, play depict violent themes that can be used as an option and some other teachers
suggest that external factors in uence the occurrence of any dramatic game click degrees. Mary &
Hattie (2008) recorded 78% of teachers reported that their coursework and training in Early Childhood
Education is the biggest in uences their attitude towards the game dramatically. Active play is closely
related to physical activity that involves activities in and outside the classroom either alone, with
friends or family. Even before the child begins to move, they have begun to play. The more they get
older, more and more skills and opportunities for active play. Active play is important to children. This
is because the activities do provide many bene ts to children include encouraging growth and socio-
emotional skills.

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At the age of kindergarten, children begin to try a variety of games including rough play by imitating
others or even their own game. As a result, children do not have limitations because of their rough
play, they just play and build experience by exploring and trying new things. Therefore, teachers need
to be smart to lay out the classroom so that the children comfortable to learn and perform activities
mainly play while learning. Munoz (2006) state organization appropriate level classroom in daily time
schedules, especially at the preschool. Rough play should be limited so that boys and girls can play
together without incurring excessive violence. Gender boys and girls will in uence the types of
activities they perform, and due to the rough play must have a limit so that children have an equal
right to play. In fact, no doubt, have the e ect of rough play in the formation of the personality and
behavior of children. Therefore, teachers need to supervise the children so that they do not make
mistakes that should not have happened because all that children need is an active play, not rough
play.

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