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Children’s play needs change in relation to their stage of development,…
Children’s play needs change in relation to their stage of development
Unoccupied Play (Birth-3 months)
allows them to understand their body
Looking around for toys
splashing water
kicking or reaching for a dangling toy
motor skill development
making movements with arms, legs, feet, hands
learning and discovering how their body moves
Cooperative Play (4+ years)
developed conflict resolution
conversations back and forth
using talk to organise their play
sharing/turn taking
communicating that they would like a turn or that it is their turn now..
building empathy and trust with peers
collaborating and working together to construct, use/move equipment
Spectator/onlooker Behaviour (2 years)
sits/stands near others
fidgeting
anxiety/not sure how to get involved
speaking or asking questions to other children
making comments on other children playing and their toys
showing interest in toys others are playing with, looking, touching
Solitary Play (Birth-2 years)
gives a child time to think, create, and explore environments
stacking towers, playing with blocks
yet to develop social skills
going through different books and looking at the different pictures and colours
exploring new environments, toys and objects around them
Parallel Play (2+ years)
observing another childs play
turn taking, imitating another, listening
building confidence
independently playing alongside each other
without interacion
Associate Play (3-4 years)
children playing in the same space but not playing with each other
taking toys from each other, not communicating that they want to share
no formal plan to their play but still doing the same activity, not together/engaging