Play-based education is an ideal strategy for elementary and preschool teachers to use in their classrooms because it incorporates fun, spontaneous activities into education to help students explore the world through their senses . is one of the best ways for an educator to fully stimulate the child's brain. Since play is dynamic, it is an ever-evolving process that is interactive, creative, imaginative and multi-sensory. This means that play helps to facilitate the child's sensorimotor and physical development as well as their cognitive development. According to Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, “It seems to me that from a developmental point of view, play is not the predominant form of activity for helping young children learn, but the main source of development” (Armstrong, Thomas ). The game also helps promote social life. learning skills for children. This is due to the fact that while children play certain games, for example "house", children are able to create roles based on what they experience around them in daily life, and require them then to be able to adjust their own behavior to adapt to the needs and demands of their peers. Social and emotional growth is also an area where education through play helps children develop, through play children are able to express their emotions and concerns constructively and safely. For example, you might ask your students to use puppets to manipulate the way they feel or to draw pictures of their emotions and how they should manage their feelings. When children start playing, they are able to mix the content of their imagination with the real world and through this process they are able to create something in middle of paper......resolution, pre-literacy and concentration. but it also helps develop essential social skills that will help children express their stresses and problems. This is why education through play is valuable in all school programs. Works Cited Armstrong, Thomas. The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2006. Print.BookTagsEditDeletePayley, Vivian. “What are the opportunities: education”. What are the opportunities: Education. Nif Play, April 6, 2012. Web. November 6, 2013.WebsiteLinkTagsEditDeleteSmith, Peter K. “The Power of Play.” Error. Early Child Hood Encyclopedia, June 11, 2013. Web. November 6, 2013.WebsiteLinkTagsEditDeleteSmith, Peter K. “The Power of Play.” Learning through play. Encyclopedia of early childhood, June 11, 2013. Web. November 6. 2013.