Cartoonito for parents, Cartoonito And Learning
Cartoonito and Learning
Welcome to the Cartoonito and Learning information page. This page is designed to help you, as parents, understand what we at Cartoonito are doing to help your child learn through play.
On each game, video and activity on the website you will see an information icon. Clicking on the icon will bring up an info box that will show you what your child could learn from that particular game/area. We have also categorised the games, videos and activities into 6 searchable areas of learning to help you guide your child to activities you think would suit their needs. Use the filter on the left to find areas you would like to focus on.
So, what is learning through play?
"Play is vital for children. Quite Literally. It's through play that babies and young children learn, grow and have fun. It helps them understand the world and to develop socially and emotionally. Singing songs, reading together, playing games with letters and numbers, and having fun with friends gives them a head start. And that means not just a happy childhood. It also helps their confidence, so they can handle what life brings them." (It's Childs Play, Department for Children, School and Families. 2008)
Cartoonito has followed the example of the learning through play framework to create free, fun and educational games for your child.
The Early Years Foundation Stage is set up by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCFS) and used in nurseries and play groups.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is made up of six areas of Learning and Development. All areas of Learning and Development are connected to one another and are equally important as well as being underpinned by the principles of the EYFS.
(DFES Website: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/eyfs/site/4/4.htm)
These six learning areas are:
1. Personal, Social and Emotional Development
2. Communication, Language and Literacy
3. Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
4. Knowledge and Understanding of the World
5. Physical Development
6. Creative Development
It is our intention that each Cartoonito activity and game falls into at least one of these learning areas. By clicking on the information logo when playing a game you will be able to see which learning area(s) that game falls into and understand its educational value.
