Physical Benefits
Play often helps develop these motor skills
What are Fine & Gross Motor Skills
No interaction with anyone or anything.
What is Passive Play
Play leads to enhanced resiliency and ______ in children
What is Confidence
When a child watches other children play, this is what?
What is Onlooker Play
Play often increases the size of this part of the brain?
What is the Prefrontal Cortex
Pretend play in which children act out various roles often in imaginative situations
What is Sociodramatic Play
Bonus Question! +2
Name 3 of the 4 skills listed earlier that children learn to acquire through playing socially.
What are:
Sharing, Teamwork, Negotiation, & Conflict Resolution
When a child plays alone, unaware of any other kids playing nearby, this is known as what?
What is Solitary Play
Also known as the "reward hormone", this chemical is released when engaging in active play.
What is Dopamine
Utilizing senses and motor skills, taking particular notice to textures.
What is Sensory Motor Play
Because physical play often occurs outside, this type of play often encourages a connection with this...
What is Nature/The Outdoors
When kids play together, this is what?
What is Cooperative Play
FREE SQUARE!
1 Free Point!
Seems to be rough, but there is no intent to harm..
What is Rough-And-Tumble Play
Play is how young children begin to do what with the world?
What is Interact
What is Associative Play
Bonus Question! +2 Points
Define Play:
What is, To engage in an activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.
When a child is learning or beginning to learn a new skill.
What is Skill Mastery Play
Free Square!
1 Free Point!
When children play with the same types of objects in similar ways but are not playing together, this is what kind of play?
What is Parallel Play