Lecture 14: play

Question 1

“Play of often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning, but for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.”

Question 2

KNOW: There are 6 stages of social play

Question 3

The children does not seem to be playing. Watches anything of momentary interest
* What is this
* Age usually begins

Answer 3

Unoccupied
0

Question 4

The child plays with toys that are different from those used by other children and makes no effort to be near or play with the other children
* age

Answer 4

Solitary Independent

2-3

Question 5

The child watches other children playing, but does not enter into play
* age

Answer 5

Onlooker
2.5-3.5

Question 6

The child plays with the same or similar toys as a nearby child, however plays independently, and not in the same way. The children do not try and infuluence each other
* age

Answer 6

Parallel
2.5-3.5

Question 7

The child plays w/ other children. No division of labor and no organized goal. Children act as they wish
* age

Answer 7

Associative
* 3-4

Question 8

Children play in a group organized for a goal. There may be a division of labor with different roles towards the same goal
* age

Answer 8

Cooperative or organized supplementary

4-6

Question 9

Any Simple, repetitive movement with or without objects (type of cognitive play)

Answer 9

Functional

Question 10

Manipulation of objects to construct or create something (type of cognitive play)

Answer 10

Constructive

Question 11

Pretending to be something or someone or substitution of imaginary situation (types of cognitive play)

Answer 11

Imaginative

Question 12

Any activity w/ rules, structures, and a goal (types of cognitive play)

Answer 12

Games w/ rules