What's the Big Idea?
(Big Ideas & Core Concepts)
(Big Ideas & Core Concepts)
Define That Term
Term That Definition
Super Cool Case Studies
90s Nostalgia
100
Children develop key skills through play in stages, starting with ______ play and getting progressively more _____
starting with solitary play and getting progressively more social
100
Attunement
A baby’s first experience of play where they imitate their caregivers, leading to a deep neurobiological bond. This typically occurs around 3-4 months of age.
100
Play between people of different generations, usually within a family
Intergenerational Play
100
What did researchers find when they removed the cerebral cortex from baby rats?
The altered rats played almost identically to the normal rats, showing that play is more than a learned behavior. It is an instinct.
100
Finish the lyric: Tell me why ____________
Ain't nothing but a heartache
200
Although play is an effective tool for driving early childhood development, parents and teachers should use this hierarchical framework to determine whether a child is in the right state of mind to play.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
200
Neoteny: What does Brown mean when he claims that humans have a neotenous nature?
He means that our play instinct continues into adulthood.
200
Play that is based on shared experiences that often foster community bonds and express cultural values
Celebratory & Ritual Play
200
Nursing Home staff in the United Kingdom found seniors were more motivated to play when this approach was used.
By designing the play to be nostalgic (incorporating their personal past play fragments into play activities)
200
This famous 90s TV Show centered friends Cory Mathews, Shawn, and Topanga.
Boy Meets World
300
Play is essential in identity formation and learning to cooperate with others during this stage
Adolescence
300
Transformative-Integrative & Creative Play
Based on developing or transforming one’s perception of themself
300
Unstructured physical play that is typically child-led and not supervised by adults
Rough & Tumble Play
300
Surprise Nostalgia: Name this movie!
Home Alone
300
According to the Guinness Book of Records, what is the Most Controversial Video Game Series in History, with over 4,000 published articles about it since the first volume came out in 1997?
Grand Theft Auto
400
Adults often feel isolated and play gives us ways to ________, both with ourselves and others
play gives us ways to reconnect, both with ourselves and others
400
The play personality we call "The Director"
Directors play by planning; they enjoy planning and executing scenes and events. Though many are unconscious of their motives and style of operating, they love the power to make things happen.
400
A framework stating that most people have a set of consistent leisure interests that stick with them throughout their lives along with a rotating set of interests that emerges to suit temporary needs in a given stage of life.
Core-Plus Model of Leisure
400
Animals that play later into adulthood have a higher capacity for c______ and c______ t______.
Creativity and complex thought
400
"Egg watch" is the English translation of this popular Japanese toy
Tamagotchi
500
When a senior is suffering from isolation or low motivation, these 2 play-based solutions have the potential to get them up and moving
Nostalgia (or past play fragments) and intergenerational contact
500
Past Play Fragments
Nostalgic associations with past play experiences
500
The stage of Early Childhood Play where a child starts to interact with others during play, but there is not much cooperation required
Associate Play
500
How did a study of children in Romanian and Hungarian orphanages contribute to our understanding of play deprivation?
The Hungarian children experienced a lot of free play, the Romanian Children were largely deprived of play. As adults, the Hungarian ex-orphans were much more emotionally healthy. The Romanians had higher instances of violence and emotional disturbance.
500
The title of this rock song was inspired by a comment about the scent of lead singer's deodorant
Smells Like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana