Play and Playgrounds

Question 1

Play is ____ motivated

Answer 1

intrinsically

Question 2

Play includes what two factors?

Answer 2

• freely chosen: chose when, how, and what to play

- intrinsically motivated: for its own sake

Question 3

When kids play, ______ dissapear.

Answer 3

differences

Question 4

What happens if you control too much of the play environment?

Answer 4

natural elements disappear

Question 5

play environments should include what elements?

Answer 5

• loose parts such as building materials or clothes
• as much risk as they can handle
• adults nearby who watch but don’t intrude

Question 6

What are some examples of types of play?

Answer 6

construction
large motor/small motor
sensory
mastery
rule based
make-believe/symbolic
language
rough and tumble

Question 7

Children who engage in make believe show enhanced what?

Answer 7

Creativity, mental flexibility, abstract thinking, problem solving abilities, language development

Question 8

Parten’s 4 social stages of play?

Answer 8

Solitary (2.0-2.5 years)
Parallel (2.5-3.5 years)
Associative (3.5-4.5 years)
Cooperative (4.5-5 years)

Question 9

“playing in the same environment but not interacting”

Answer 9

parallel

Question 10

“in the environment and aware of each other, may even exchange a toy or two”

Answer 10

associative

Question 11

3 Challenges regarding play?

Answer 11

• poverty/wealth
• sedentary life styles
• play deprivation

Question 12

What are the big questions? (5)

Answer 12

1. to it,
2. on/in it,
3. off it,
4. to the next fun thing
5. back to where they started