Elements of Play Flashcards
1
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Play provides
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enjoyment, entertainment, amusement and diversion
2
Q
Play facilitates
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cognition, language, social skills
3
Q
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
4
Q
Vygotsky’s theory
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developing cognitive skills through their social interactions that become internalized.
5
Q
Partens 6 levels of play
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Unoccupied play solitary onlooker parallel associative (sharing) cooperative
6
Q
Characteristics of Play
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- Internal control vs external control
External control can lead to non- play…the child is not vested in ‘other’ peoples play. - Internal reality vs external reality
Can the player suspend reality and ‘pretend’ - Internal vs external motivation
7
Q
Why play?
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challenging, goals, attention span, child in control
8
Q
Facilitating play
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Clear instructions
Praise
Strategies