Types of Play
Know Your Role
Let's Play!
Mad Skills
Hodgepodge
100
Children who play near each other without interacting or sharing toys are engaged in this type of play.
What is PARALLEL?
100
When an adult helps to resolve conflicts that arise in play, he is taking on this role.
What is PEACEMAKER?
100
A child's play is more focused on this, rather than product.
What is PROCESS?
100
Play develops these kinds of skills, including gross motor and fine motor.
What are PHYSICAL/KINESTHETIC?
100
Materials that are attractive or appealing to children are chosen for this quality.
What is AESTHETIC?
200
A child who watches others but is reluctant to join in is engaged in this behaviour.
What is ONLOOKER?
200
An adult who comments about the themes and content of play while not being involved in the play is taking this role.
What is SPECTATOR?
200
This includes the space, time, and materials provided for play.
What is ENVIRONMENT?
200
Children who engage in sociodramatic play such as telling a story through a puppet show are developing their social skills as well as these.
What are LINGUISTIC SKILLS?
200
Article 31 of this states that children have the right to play, rest, and leisure time.
What is THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD?
300
A child who puts a plastic banana to her ear and says, "Hello?" is engaging in this type of play.
What is SYMBOLIC?
300
This is the teacher's skill in organizing the environment and time for children to play.
What is STAGE MANAGEMENT?
300
The energy, enthusiasm, and direction that come from a child in her play is known as this.
What is INTRINSIC MOTIVATION?
300
A child who sorts cars into different groups by colour and size is developing these skills.
What are COGNITIVE?
300
These are non-play activities that develop essential skills such as cleaning up, tying shoes, and sending emails.
What are DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES?
400
Playing "house" is an example of this type of play.
What is SOCIODRAMATIC?
400
In this role, the adult writes down what is dictated to them by a child and reads it out loud later in the day.
What is STORY PLAYER?
400
In order for play to be "make-believe" it must include include this, which is similar to fantasy or imagination.
What is SUSPENSION OF REALITY?
400
This skill, which allows children to understand others' point of view, is necessary for complex forms of play.
What is PERSPECTIVE TAKING?
400
A play-based curriculum is guided by the interests of the child. This type of curriculum is also known by this name.
What is EMERGENT?
500
A child who repeats an action for pleasure, such as spinning in circles, is taking part in this kind of play.
What is (FUNCTIONAL) SENSORIMOTOR?
500
A teacher who provides materials or removes clutter during ongoing play is partaking in this role.
What is ARTIST APPRENTICE?
500
According to Piaget, this is the most complex form of play.
What is GAMES WITH RULES?
500
Vygotsky believed that this is the a critical skill the child must develop, as it is the basis for all other cognitive development.
What is LINGUISTIC?
500
These determine safe play spaces and include supervision, sanitation, toxicity, and fall surfacing zones.
What are QUALITY INDICATORS?
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