Valerie

York

Play Well, Be Well Play is the root of all learning and emotional well-

being.

HAVE A FUNNY BONE

Have a Funny Bone Humor is a sign of emotional intelligence and

superb right brain thinking Relieves stress and helps communication

Get Your Game On Games are 21st century literature

Promote problem solving, self-exploration and confidence

Make a Play Date Play is a natural talent we all have Movement and active minds make a

connection

Sensory Play

Autism and Play Play is “thinking with your hands” and learning by

doing. Sensory play is tactile freedom for children with

Autism.

Play is Worldwide

Play is Universal

Role playing helps prototype an experience and breeds empathy

LET JOY IN

Let Joy In

Joy is unconditional. Laughter promotes social wellness.

Resources Used:HealthDay. (August 27th, 2013).[Web article]. What is ‘Play’ to a Child With Autism? MedlinePlus. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_140112.html.

Pink, D. (2006). A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. New York, New York: Riverhead books.  

TedTalks. (November 2008). [TEDtalksDirector]. Tim Brown: Tales of creativity and play. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjwUn-aA0VY. TedxTalks. (April 2013). "When Education Goes Wrong: Taking Creativity and Play Out of Learning” by Dr. Nancy Carlsson Paige. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZzFM1MHz_M.

Images: Slide 1:Play Time Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuellar/3451660311/.Slide 2“Leader of the Pack.” Retrieved from http://i.imgur.com/k1yVI.jpg.“If You Tickle Me…” Retrieved from http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumb5clIOP1lr_m3gkrtxh3eo1_500.jpg.“Dog and Bee.” My own image.Slide 3My own images.Slide 4My own images.Slide 5Sensory Play Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcusandsue/8084226714/Slide 6Dialysis patients playing with a wheelchair.Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshhough/315563925/.Young girl in her role as a laundress during a school play in Montevideo, Uruguay. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/vincealongi/251709397/.International Fountain Little Girl. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/nonfinis/7554136116/.Slide 7My own images.Slide 8Don’t Grow Up It’s a Trap. Retrieved from http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9x4cqFayP1qavon7o1_500.jpg.“Jack Inside Our Slide.” My own image.

Play is creatively whole minded.