Task 10

Observing Play

Focus: different types, stages and features of play

Objective:
To see and identify the aspects (developmental domains, stages of play, types of
play and features of play) of play we have been studying in action.

Task and Observation: Here is the information from class about play;
Tina Bruce- the Twelve Features of Play
1. Children use first hand experiences from
life;
2. Children make up rules as they play in
order to keep control.
3. Children symbolically represent as they
play, making and adapting play props.
4. Children choose to play - they cannot be
made to play.
5. Children rehearse their future in their role
play.
6. Children sometimes play alone.
7. Children pretend when they play.
8. Children play with adults and other
children
cooperatively in pairs or groups.
9. Children have a personal play agenda,
which
may or may not be shared.
10. Children are deeply involved and difficult
to
distract from their deep learning as they
wallow in their play and learning.
11. Children try out their most recently
acquired skills and competences, as if
celebrating what they know.
12. Children coordinate ideas and feelings
and
make sense of relationships with their
families, friends and cultures.

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Partens Stages of Play

1. Solitary
2. Onlooker
3. Parallel
4. Associative
5. Cooperative
Types of Play
Creative
Games With Rules
Physical
Sensory
Fantasy
Manipulative
Exploratory
Dramatic

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Task: Watch the children play.

Try to find examples of all of the aspects of play listed above.
Describe the play with words and pictures (if you are able)
Look at the examples.
Activity

Stage of play

Type of Play

Feature of Play

Domain
Developed

Billy was playing Parallel

with playdoh.

Sensory (texture) Playing alone

Manipulative
Deeply involved
Creative (making
a new design)

Fine motor
Cognitive
Sensory (feeling
the soft playdoh)

Karam was
pretending that
he is a teacher.

Cooperative

Dramatic.

Play
cooperatively
with children.

social,cognitive
and language.

Fatima was
playing with the
doll.

Parallel

Sensory,
Exploratory.

playing alone.

Sensory, (feeling
the dolls hair)
Fine motor

Josh was playing Parallel

with the ball.

Physical

playing alone.

Gross motor,
sensory.

the classmate
Cooperative
was playing with
the sand.

Exploratory,
Creative

Play
cooperatively
with children.

Fine motor,
sensory.

naylah was
drawing and
colouring.

Sensory, Creative Playing alone

Deeply involved

Fine motor,
sensory.

Physical,
Dramatic.

Fine and gross,

cognitive,social.

Solitary

Emma was tech Cooperative

her friend how to
dance.

Play
cooperatively
with children.

We will do reflection in class this week!!

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