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Types of Play

Associative Play
Associative Play

a preliminary type of social play that occurs among young preschool children, in which two or more children interact, possibly sharing and talking, but with each engaged in a different play activity.

Cooperative Play
Cooperative Play

Cooperative Play: Cooperative Play refers to a play where the players (children and/or adults) plan, assign roles and play together; @media(min-width: 800px)

Onlooker Play
Onlooker Play

Onlooker play: child takes an interest in other children’s play but does not join in. May ask questions or just talk to other children, but the main activity is simply to watch. Parallel play: the child mimics other children’s play but doesn’t actively engage with them.

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Other Types of Play
Other Types of Play

Parallel Play. From the age of two to about three, children move to playing alongside other children without much interaction with each other. They may be engaged in similar activities or totally different activities but they like being around others their own age. Even though it may appear that they don’t care about the presence of the other children, just try separating them and you will see this contact from a far is very important to them.

Parallel Play
Parallel Play

Parallel play is a form of play in which children play adjacent to each other, but do not try to influence one another's behavior. Children usually play alone during parallel play but are interested in what other children are doing.

Social Play
Social Play

A: During social play, children progress through social stages by interacting with other children in recreational and learning activities. The goal of social play is to progress toward and master cooperative play. Children first observe other children then play alone before moving to the stages involving parallel and cooperative play.

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Solitary (Independent) Play
Solitary (Independent) Play

Forms of Play As children develop they will move from individual play to group play. How an older child chooses to play may depend on how they feel at the moment or a personal preference.

Solitary Play
Solitary Play

the play a child does by himself who is unaware of other children playing close by. Compare associative play; cooperative play; parallel play. Also read the social play.

Unoccupied Play
Unoccupied Play

Unoccupied play is most commonly demonstrated in babies. Everything is new to them and they are understanding the world around them. Whilst the baby tends to be in one place and makes seemingly random movements and gestures with no real objective.

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