PlayThe power of imagination to transform onself

Play Assignments

Personal Play Story Observation of children at

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PLAY STUDY Reviewhttp://www.thestrong.org/about-play/play-studies

TED Talk Pinterest: Pre K-4 Playful Learning

http://playfullearning.net/resources/

What is Play?WHAT MAKES A MASTER PLAYER?

Play Strands

Constructive Sensory play Playing with materials

Cooperative Parallel Associative Cooperative

Sociodramatic

Developmental Incremental Transformative Individual

Play ElementsAnticipationSurprisePleasureUnderstandingStrengthPoise

Constructive Play

Purposeful engagement is necessary to reap the benefits of play

Relates to independence Initiative and exploration with materials

Sensory play Awareness and knowledge of materials Use of tools Fine motor development

Constructive Play Qualities & Attributes

Cooperative PlayQuality and Attributes of Cooperative Play Non-social activity is cause for concern at preschool level Parallel play – limited social participation

Children play near each other with similar materials, but do not influence each other’s behavior

Associative play –a form of social participation Children are engaged in separate activities, but they interact by

exchanging toys and commenting on the other’s behavior

Cooperative play –true social participation Children orient toward a common goal during play such as acting

out a make-believe theme or working on the same product

Games with rules

Cooperative Play Qualities & Attributes

Sociodramatic Play

Quality and Attributes of Sociodramatic Play • Mature play (Bodrova & Leong, 2007; 2012)

plans play defined roles invent props to fit roles immersed in play – extended time frame create scenarios language use

Play Qualities & Attributes

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PRoPELS

Plan—Think about play in advance of playing

Roles children play—Actions, language, and emotional expressions associated with a specific role

Props—Objects (real, symbolic, and imaginary) children use in play

Extended time frame—Play that lasts for long stretches of time: within one play session or extending over several play sessions and over several days

Language—What children say to develop a scenario or coordinate the actions of different players, as well as speech associated with a particular role

Scenario—What children act out, including the sequence of scripts and interactions between roles

Assess and Scaffold Children’s Make

Believe Play

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Read –Assessing and Scaffolding Make-Believe Play

Play Research ~ The National Museum of Play

http://www.thestrong.org/about-play/play-studies

Research Groups

1. The State of Play: Gallup survey of principals on school recess

2. Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why children need to play in school

3. School recess and group classroom behavior

4. Children’s pastimes and play in sixteen nations: Is free play declining?

5. The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bonds