Module 5 - Play and Leisure Flashcards
play
- option to participate
- self chosen
- length of participation
- child defines the goals of activity
characteristics of the play experience
- intrinsic motivation
- process
- free choice
- enjoyment or pleasure
- spontaneity
- active engagement
- non instrumental
- nonlinearity
purpose of play
- foundation for development
- understanding of the function of objects
- creativity in thinking
- develops interaction skills
- develops negotiation skills
- fine and gross motor skills
free play
children may choose how they use materials
guided play
adult has selected specific materials from which the child must choose in order to discover specific concepts
directed play
adult instructs the children how to accomplish a specific task
sensory play
learning through senses e.g. textures
constructive/manipulative play
building, paper folding, physical activity
pretend play
assuming a role
exploratory play
- mixing colours
- relationship between shapes
- spatial relations
- numbers and pattens
rough and tumble play
mimics aggression but fun
levels of social play - unoccupied behaviour
child not play but watching anything of interest
levels of social play - onlooker behaviour
child watches other child play
levels of social play- solitary play -
children play without regard for what other children around them are doing
levels of social play - passive play
children who watch other children play
levels of social play - parallel play
play which involves the same materials but play independently
levels of social play - associative play
children play together but in a loosely organised fashion no goals or roles
levels of social play - cooperative play
each child accepts a designed role and is dependent on others for achieving goals
piaget - practice play
children explore the possibilities of materials
piaget - symbolic play
children play with toys to represent something else
piaget - games with rules
children play according to rules they have made up themselves or have agreed to rules
piaget - games of construction
solutions to problems and intelligent creations
sociodramatic play
pretend play in which other children act out self created roles and themes e.g. playing house
age range of functional play
1-2
age range of constructive play
2-5
age range of pretend play
2-5
age range of parallel play
1-3
age range of co-operative play
3+
age range of games with rules
5+
play epoch 1
sensorimotor age 0-2
play epoch 2
symbolic and simple constructive 2-4
play epoch 3
dramatic, complex, constructive and pregame 4-7
play epoch 4
game 7-12
play epoch 5
recreational 12-16
leisure
portion of time not directly connected to work - implying freedom and choice
recreation
a fusion between play and leisure
cyclical time
time is constant and returning
mechanical time
time is linear and never returning
biological time
time is the rhythm of the living organism
social and cultural time
time is set by social and cultural conditions
