play

Question 1

play

Answer 1

activities of a non-serious nature, which are highly individual, are engaged in for pleasure and which may not be associated with reality

Question 2

functional play

Answer 2

first 2 years
description: simple, repetitive movements, sometimes with objects or own body
development= cause and affect relationship permanence of object.
abilities: experimentation, exploration and imitation

Question 2

pretend play

Answer 2

3-8 years and 8-15
description: substitutes make-believe, imaginary and dramatic situations for real ones. eg. playing house
areas of development: symbolic representations, pretending, language, problem solving
abilities; invention, imagination, interpretation, interpretation of roles, imitation, self monitoring,

Question 3

games with rules

Answer 3

6-15 years: play is more formal and governed by fixed rules. eg. hopscotch
areas of development: understanding and adhesion to convention, strategic thought social and meta-social.
abilities: competition, collaboration, team work

Question 3

constructive play

Answer 3

3-15 years: manipulation of objects in order to construct something. eg building with blocks
areas of development: psychomotor, goal-directed, planning, problem solving, spatial recognition
abilities: invention, imagination, hypothesis making, self monitoring

Question 3

autism

Question 3

ToM-> pretend play

Answer 3

autistic children perform differently on tom tasks than typical children –> autisitc children engage less in spontaneous pretend play

Question 4

piaget v Vygotsky

Answer 4

V= actions can be separated from reality
P= indicates the development of the semiotic function