Types of Play

Types of Play

100

Form of play in which a single child imitates another person or acts out a situation

Dramatic Play

200

Involves several children imitating others and acting out situations together

• Most complex form of play

• Begins around age 3

Socio Dramatic Play

300

Giving human traits to nonliving objects

• Talking to dolls as if they were real and can hear/speak

Personification

400

Placing feelings and emotions he or she feels onto another person or object

Projection

500

Eric runs into the preschool room and picks up the blue dump truck and begins driving it all over. He talks to himself as he drives back and forth telling the driver to watch out for the other kids.

Solitary

Types of Play

100

Child watches other children playing

Child may talk to others playing, but does not become involved

Onlooker

200

Child not involved in any particular activity

• Walking around, looking around, playing with fingers, hair, etc. 

• Daydreaming

Unoccupied / uninvolved

300

Independent play

• No interest in anyone else or what they are doing

• Exploratory, gathering info

• Totally involved in a personal activity

• Infants

Solitary

400

Children play beside each other, but not with each other

• No interaction, but toys are similar

• 2-3 year olds

Parallel

500

Playing house is an example of

Socio Dramatic Play

Types of PreK

100

Approach is a more basic method designed to prepare kids for school. Educators who follow this philosophy take a structured approach to ensure young children are ready for the rigors of kindergarten and beyond from an early age.

Traditional PreK

200

approach to childcare was developed by a women in the slums of Rome in the early 1900s. Her research focused on low income children with learning disabilities to help them develop real-life skills. Play was believed to be a child’s work, and students learn best at their own pace, with freedom of movement and activity within the limits set by their environment.

Montessori 

300

A federal program for children from low-income families that provides education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services.

Head start or GSRP

400

Schools that integrate religious principles into their curriculum and daily activities.

Faith - Based Prek 

500

Provide full-day care for children, often with an educational component but the main focus is child care. 

Daycare 

Age Appropriate Toys

100

Stuffed animals , rattles, big soft bouncy ball, animal themed mobile

1 or younger

200

• Simple puzzles (2–12 pieces)

• Matching and sorting sets

• Simple art supplies (large crayons, washable paints)

• Basic building blocks (larger pieces)

• Toy tools or household-role props (toy phones, toy kitchen, etc.)

• Musical instruments or simple rhythm toys

2-3 years old

300

• Stacking / sorting / nesting toys

• Shape sorters, chunky blocks

• Push-and-pull toys, ride-ons (no pedals)

• Simple “busy box” type toys (buttons, sliders, knobs)

• Soft dolls or stuffed animals

• Board or cloth books with large pictures

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1 - 2 years old

400

• More advanced puzzles (20-50 pieces)

• Building/construction toys (blocks, simple kits)

• Pretend-play sets (kitchens, tool benches, dollhouses, store/cash-registers)

• Art supplies — crayons, washable paints, clay, chalk

• Board games with simple rules (turn-taking, cooperation)

• Dress-up / role-play costumes

4-5 years old

500

2-3 years old

Disney Trivia

100

In Finding Nemo, what is the street address that all the fish try to remember?

42, Wallaby Way Sydney Australia

200

What is the name of the villainous but fashion-obsessed character in The Incredibles who designs the family’s suits?

Edna

300

In Moana, what is the name of Moana’s pet rooster?

Heihei

400

In Zootopia, what type of animal is Flash, the famously slow worker at the DMV?

A sloth

500

In Beauty and the Beast, how many eggs does Gaston claim to eat each morning as an adult?

5 dozen eggs