The United Nations General Assembly have adopted 11 June as the International Day of Play. The first-ever International Day of Play will be observed today, 11 June 2024.
‘Play fosters resilience, creativity, and innovation in individuals. For children in particular play helps develop the cognitive, physical, creative, social, and emotional skills they need to thrive in a rapidly changing world.’
https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-of-play
Do children in your local context have time to play?
Do children in your local context have spaces to play?
What do you think prevents children in some parts of the world from being able to play?
In your experience, do boys and girls have equal amounts of time to play?
Write a paragraph that gives your personal response to one of the questions.
Find out about how researchers used the ‘doll test’ to reveal children’s racial identity in unit 6 of Develop Your English: with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (free to access).