Types of Play
Domains of Development
Forms of Play
Play
100

This broad category incorporates many other play types and is rich with language, problem-solving, and imagination. It frequently begins with "Let's Pretend" and goes on to include anything children might have experienced or imagined.

What is Make-Believe Play?

100

Ability to recognize, express, and manage feelings at different stages of life.

What is Emotional Development?

100

Play is group and teamwork based. The child interacts with both other children and the activity.

What is Cooperative Play?

100

The main concern is safety

What Is The Main Concern Involving Play?

200

Children integrate all forms of art into their play, using whatever materials are at hand to draw, model, create music, perform puppet shows, and so on.

What is Playing with the Arts?

200

Process by which a child learns to interact with others around him/her.

What is Social Development?

200

Children play together, but they are not focused on a specific goal. Interested more in the other children than in the actual activity. 

What is Associative Play?

200

The recommended time is 30-60 minutes.

What is the recommended time of play kids need?

300

Play with small toys and activities like stringing beads, playing with puzzles, and sorting object into types; develops dexterity.

What is Small-Motor Play?

300

Construction of thought process including remembering, problem solving, and decision making.

What is Cognitive Development?

300

Children play side by side, but there is a lack of group involvement. The children will play with similar toys and mimic each other.

What is Parallel Play?

300

The disadvantages are they reduce the amount of play and maturity of play.

What are the disadvantages of shorter time of play?

400

Children extend their abilities through risky play and learn to master challenging environments.

What is Risk-Taking Play?

400

Skills involving large muscles of the body.

What is Gross-Motor Development?

400

A child observes others playing, but does not join the play. The child may make conversation or ask questions about the play.

What is Onlooker Play?

400

The kids become more involved in more complex activities and begin to play more productively. 

What prompts extra play time?

500

Children often repeat an action in play and preserve until they master it.

What is Mastery Play?

500

Coordination of small muscles in movement.

What is Fine-Motor Development?

500

The child will play alone, often uninterested in others around them.

What is Solitary Play?

500

The teachers are the facilitators.

What is the teachers role in play?

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