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Play
Play is an (0)…………(ACTIVE) that all children take part in, whether alone or with others. In fact, play offers a wide (17)………………….(VARY) of benefits for children and is vital for a child's learning and (18)………………..(EMOTION )development. It is central to the formation of a child's personality and can help to increase the knowledge children need to cope with the challenges they encounter in school and at home. Play enables children to realise their potential and to find solutions to problems, thus allowing them to experience the (19)………………………(SATISFY ) that success brings.
Experts tell us that it is (20)…………………(POSSIBLE) to overestimate the (21)……………( IMPORTANT) of play as it is probably the most effective way that children have of trying out and mastering new skills. By opening children's minds to (22)……………………(CREATE) and imagination, play is indeed a good (23)………………….(PREPARE) for life.
However, as far as children themselves are concerned, the only value of play is quite simply in the fun and (24)……………………(PLEASE) that it gives them.