{"id":49482,"date":"2025-08-10T13:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/?p=49482"},"modified":"2026-08-09T22:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T02:22:31","slug":"play-and-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/play-and-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Play and learn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;48608&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our games and other creations&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23011eaa&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17943&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784653967897{background-color: #011eaa !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;color-white&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784751105231{padding-top: 12% !important;padding-right: 7% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;padding-left: 7% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Thank you Alexandra for creating all those great games and tools!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;16674&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6ad348543a033\" data-id=\"6ad348543a033\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;48635&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;48633&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6ad348543a0a6\" data-id=\"6ad348543a0a6\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>Classification Games<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;49589&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Large&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Classification is the process of <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">sorting objects<\/span><\/strong> into categories.<br \/>\nIt helps <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">structure the thinking<\/span><\/strong> of children, whether or not they have special needs.<br \/>\nFor example, a young child sees different food; they begin to distinguish between salty and sweet; then between hot and cold, liquid and solid\u2026<br \/>\nClassification will <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">reinforce<\/span><\/strong> what they\u2019ve learned; it will help them fully understand <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">language-related concepts<\/span><\/strong>.<br \/>\nCategorization also supports mathematical concepts. It will enable children <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">to sort numbers <\/span><\/strong>or <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">geometric shapes<\/span><\/strong> later on in school.<\/p>\n<p>To start, we suggest <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">two categories<\/span><\/strong>. Later, you can add a <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">third category<\/span><\/strong>\u2014and even <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">more<\/span><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Learning will take place <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">gradually<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At first, we should always start with an <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">easy <\/span><\/strong>sorting game. Later on, the objects to be sorted can become <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">more complex<\/span><\/strong> and require<strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"> more thought<\/span><\/strong> . In fact, the possibilities for sorting games are <strong><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\">endless<\/span><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here are a few examples:<br \/>\nSort items that sink and those that float on water.<br \/>\nSort figurines based on whether they are dogs or cats.<br \/>\nSort people, for example, by their occupation (firefighters and cooks) or by their family role (dads, moms, and children).<br \/>\nSort by characteristics: by shape (round and square objects), texture (soft and hard objects), size (small and large objects), or temperature (hot and cold objects).<br \/>\nSort loud noises from soft noises.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6ad348543a110\" data-id=\"6ad348543a110\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>It&#8217;s more fun when we play<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;48701&#8243; 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img_size=&#8221;Full&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786328544759{margin-top: 5% !important;}&#8221;]Be creative: play Memory, dice games, board games, race against the clock, and so on.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;49587&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Large&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784655036671{background-color: #011eaa !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;color-white&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784760727437{padding-top: 3% !important;padding-bottom: 2% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Nothing works better for the stubborn ones<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6ad348543a23d\" data-id=\"6ad348543a23d\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>Create your own games related to emotions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;49457&#8243; 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