Elements of Play Flashcards

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Play provides

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enjoyment, entertainment, amusement and diversion

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Play facilitates

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cognition, language, social skills

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3
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Pigets play theory

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3 areas of play
1. Sensorimotor play – exploration of sensations & movement
2. Symbolic play – imagination & make believe play
3. Cooperative play – social & rule based
play

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4
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Vygotsky’s theory

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developing cognitive skills through their social interactions that become internalized.

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5
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Partens 6 levels of play

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Unoccupied play
solitary 
onlooker 
parallel 
associative (sharing) 
cooperative
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6
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Characteristics of Play

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  1. Internal control vs external control
    External control can lead to non- play…the child is not vested in ‘other’ peoples play.
  2. Internal reality vs external reality
    Can the player suspend reality and ‘pretend’
  3. Internal vs external motivation
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7
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Why play?

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challenging, goals, attention span, child in control

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8
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Facilitating play

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Clear instructions
Praise
Strategies

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