Stages of Play
This is the stage when a child plays alone. They are not interested in playing with others quite yet.
What is Solitary Play?
A form of play that involves some degree of physical activity.
What is Physical play?
Children can increase these skills and abilities through games and puzzles.
What is problem-solving?
Children use their bodies and minds in play by interacting with the environment, materials and other people.
What is Active?
Quality play experiences are created and nurtured when adults are _______________ in the process.
What is involved?
When a child starts to interact with others during play, but there is not a large amount of interaction at this stage. A child might be doing an activity related to the kids around him, but might not actually be interacting with another child.
What is associative play?
Children often imagine situations and people or imagine themselves in a particular role and then act out those imaginary scenarios. This type of play prompts children to experiment with languages and act out their emotions.
What is Dramatic/Fantasy Play?
In human studies, playing enhances children's adjustment, language, and social/emotional stability...all factor related to....
What is bigger brain size or better early brain development?
While it is healthy and necessary for children to play independently, at least some of the time, play presents a unique and formative opportunity for children to engage and build relationships with other children and adults.
What is Sociable/Interactive?
When we pay attention to the environment and structure, offer opportunities for building and extending and provide many choices, we are...
What is Planning for Play?
During this state a child begins to watch other children playing but does not play with them.
What is onlooker play?
This kind of play involves making up nonsense words and rhyming words. It starts before a child learns to converse.
What is Language Play?
Free play enhances divergent thinking and requires imagination and encourages this...
What is creativity?
When play is fun, engaging and meaningful, it can be a natural way for children to relieve stress and work through different emotions and experiences.
What is therapeutic?
When we talk about play, validate a child's efforts, add to children's play, help prevent problems and help build children up, we are...
What is Supporting Play?
When a child plays together with others and has interest in both the activity and other children involved in playing.
What is cooperative play?
Any form of play that involves putting something together.
What is Constructive Play?
Kids who pretend play have better impulse control and...
What is self-regulation/emotional regulation?
Children are able to test out roles, feelings, behaviors and relationships, replay things that have already happened in order to make sense of them. May just look like pretending, but it is actually laying the foundation for understanding of themselves and the larger world.
What is symbolic?
She said, "Play is children's work."
Who is Maria Montessori?
When a child plays alongside or near others but doe not play with them.
What is parallel play?
By playing with others, children learn how to take turns, cooperate and share. This also helps them to develop their language skills.
What is Social Play?
Play activities enhance motor control, strength and endurance and overall mental well being. All these relate to...
What is better health?
Play is a self-chosen, spontaneous pursuit that children can change, alter and manipulate freely. Children should and will change the story, characters, materials, events, locations and purpose of their play at will.
What is voluntary?
When we are checking in, observing the space, thinking critically and making plans regarding children's play, we are...
What is Reviewing Play?