play

Question 1

play permits children to use their _______ skills

Answer 1

motor

Question 2

Why is play physically important for children?

Answer 2

allows them to develop their motor skills without rules (organized activity).

Question 3

Where do the resources come from when children play?

Answer 3

the environment - nature and specially places like parks.

Question 4

Play enhances children’s S______ and C_______ development by I__________ with others and materials.

Answer 4

social cognitive

interaction

Question 5

Some materials that are used in play are

Answer 5

toys, crayons, stickers, water, swings etc.

Question 6

Organized sport helps a child develop:

2

Answer 6

motor skills

social skills, emotional skills - modify.

Question 7

Some factors that influence your motor skill development are:

Answer 7

1. natural ability - genes
2. Interest - motivation to learn
3. Practice
4. encouragement and support from others
5. enjoyment, sense of achievement

Question 8

Why is correct training important?

Answer 8

helps to aquire ( learn) and modify/refine (improve) skills.

Also helps to maintain skills.

Question 9

Teachers and coaches need to know 
1.
2.
to be able to organize the instruction they will provide.
(what lessons they will give)

Answer 9

difficulty of task

skill of learner

Question 10

Teachers using their knowledge of the student’s abilities and how hard the task is, is using V_______ theory

Answer 10

Vygotsky

Question 11

Why does a coach break a task down into simpler parts?

Answer 11

Helps the child to learn by SCAFFOLDING, or making the task not too difficult, but still hard enough for the child to progress.

Question 12

What happens when a student has mastered all the sub-skills of a task?

Answer 12

they integrate them into one skill.

Question 13

List 3 types of organized play used in kindergarten.

Answer 13

scissors, colouring in, painting, musical instruments etc.

Question 14

Play in kindergarten helps the child to learn to E_______ their world, R_____ their motor skills,
L______ about their world

Answer 14

explore refine learn

Question 15

Learning activities should not be too easy because…

Answer 15

children need to be challenged to learn more.

Question 16

Why should organized and unstructured play be included in a child’s day?

Answer 16

Maximizes the opportunity to develop language, cognitive ability and social abilities.

Question 17

Piaget studied the role of play on ___________

Answer 17

intelligence

Question 18

Piaget said that play gives the opportunity for a child to improve S______.

Answer 18

skills

Question 19

Piaget’s first subjects were …

Answer 19

his own children

Question 20

Piaget’s first three stages of play mirror …

Answer 20

his cognitive stages

Question 21

Mastery Play

Age =——- years

Answer 21

0-2 years
play that involves enjoyment of movements for their own sake.
The child learns to master and co-ordinate motor skills.

Question 22

Mastery play tends to be R_______ and E_______

Answer 22

repetitive and exploratory

Question 23

Symbolic or Make-Believe Play

Age = ____ years

Answer 23

2-6 years
child starts to use symbols in play,
use language
pretend to be someone else.

Question 24

Play with rules

Age = _____ years

Answer 24

7+ years
thinking more logical, play has rules
start with made up rules, develop to standard rules like in sport or games.

Question 25

Which stage of childhood does Piaget’s stages of play affect the most?

Answer 25

pre-primary

Question 26

Why is play important for social development?

Answer 26

Gives opportunity to interact with peers.

Question 27

What is the major agent for socialization?

Answer 27

peer interaction

Question 28

How is peer influence different from adult influences?

Answer 28

Peer influence is less controlling,

Child can try new ideas.

Question 29

Can peers give feedback?

Answer 29

YES. They can tell you what is acceptable or not

Question 30

Solitary Play (Parten)

Answer 30

stage 1

child plays alone. uninterested in others

Question 31

Onlooker Play

Answer 31

stage 2

child watches other children play, but does not join in.

Question 32

Parallel Play

Answer 32

stage 3
child plays along side other children with similar toys and in similar ways.
Mimics others but does not interact

Question 33

Associative Play

Answer 33

Play involves social interaction, little organization.

Children are interested in each other, but little planning

Question 34

Cooperative Play

Answer 34

involves children interacting in a group that has a sense of identity and purpose.
May have roles.