Collaborative Play with LEGO for Children with ASD & ADHD
Audience: Primary, Post-Primary and SEN
Summary:
Collaborative Play, using Lego, is an effective form of therapeutic play for children with a wide range of emotional and behavioural difficulties including depression, anxiety, aggression and social issues. Children use play as a form of communication in everyday life. In Collaborative Play children use play to express themselves. Children enter into a dynamic relationship with the play facilitator, i.e. the teacher, which enables them to express, explore and make sense of areas such as turn-taking, sharing and eye contact.
Many child psychiatrists and psychologists believe that therapeutic play is an integral way to teach social skills, calm anxiety, and improve self-esteem in children with ASD/ADHD and related neurobiological conditions.
Play is a child’s natural way of recovering from daily emotional upheavals. Many children best express and challenge themselves through play. Using games and activities to encourage growth and a sense of wellbeing is the cornerstone of therapeutic play. Learn how you can teach valuable life skills to children of all ages with these recommended Lego sets and games.
Many child psychiatrists and psychologists believe that therapeutic play is an integral way to teach social skills, calm anxiety, and improve self-esteem in children with ASD/ADHD and related neurobiological conditions.
Play is a child’s natural way of recovering from daily emotional upheavals. Many children best express and challenge themselves through play. Using games and activities to encourage growth and a sense of wellbeing is the cornerstone of therapeutic play. Learn how you can teach valuable life skills to children of all ages with these recommended Lego sets and games.
Learning Outcomes:
• To improve and sustain teaching and learning through play-based learning
• To ensure teachers understand, appreciate and deploy a ‘Learning through Play’ methodology to classroom activities
• To grow and cement concepts, skills and dispositions through play
• To ensure teachers understand, appreciate and deploy a ‘Learning through Play’ methodology to classroom activities
• To grow and cement concepts, skills and dispositions through play
Date/Time: Tuesday, 16th April @ 7 p.m.
Facilitated by: Edmond Scannell
Edmond is a Principal with over 25 years of teaching both Mainstream and Special Needs. He is a Certified eTutor and a FRIENDS Youth Resilience accredited facilitator with NEPS.
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpceqvqTgrGNOJxLAdV4VWfGn947DpjODM
Course Details
Course Start Date / Time | 16-04-2024 7:00 pm |
Course End Date / Time | 16-04-2024 8:00 pm |
Capacity | 300 |
Fee | Free |
Select Hours | 1 |
Location | Online Course |
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