This essay will be based on an observation of a child in a play setting. It will give an account of the following:
1. Characteristics and types of play the child participated in.
2. Social stages of the child’s play.
3. Analysis of the role of a teacher during the child’s play.
4. Methods to improve the child’s play experience and to cultivate problem-solving abilities.
Chara is six years old. During her play at a playground right outside the Centre, she was involved in Functional play/Practice play, Constructive play and Dramatic play, and Games with rules. Types of play were developed by Piaget, which was later on adapted by Smilansky.
Functional play/Practice play When children are engaged in functional play, they practice repetitive movements of new motor skills acquired (Cite). There are two different types of motor skills. Fine motor skills involve fine tuning small muscle movements such as grasping. Gross motor skills involve larger movements of the body such as jumping (Cite). Chara rode on a tricycle during her playground play time. Riding a tricycle is a repetitive movement of her …show more content…
Over time these skills slowly develop into more complex movements (Playgrounds Build, 2015). Therefore, she is able to learn how to ride a tricycle as her motor skills develop into more complex forms.
Chara rode on a tricycle beside Dillan who drove a car. However, Chara said that she was mountain cycler cycling, while Dillan said that he was a firefighter driving fire truck. This shows that she was involved in associative play as a social type of play. Associative play occurs when children play in the same space sharing same resources for a short interaction. Both of them were playing in the same area using the different equipment provided, yet they were not playing together in the same theme or setting. Therefore it is considered as associative
1. Characteristics and types of play the child participated in.
2. Social stages of the child’s play.
3. Analysis of the role of a teacher during the child’s play.
4. Methods to improve the child’s play experience and to cultivate problem-solving abilities.
Chara is six years old. During her play at a playground right outside the Centre, she was involved in Functional play/Practice play, Constructive play and Dramatic play, and Games with rules. Types of play were developed by Piaget, which was later on adapted by Smilansky.
Functional play/Practice play When children are engaged in functional play, they practice repetitive movements of new motor skills acquired (Cite). There are two different types of motor skills. Fine motor skills involve fine tuning small muscle movements such as grasping. Gross motor skills involve larger movements of the body such as jumping (Cite). Chara rode on a tricycle during her playground play time. Riding a tricycle is a repetitive movement of her …show more content…
Over time these skills slowly develop into more complex movements (Playgrounds Build, 2015). Therefore, she is able to learn how to ride a tricycle as her motor skills develop into more complex forms.
Chara rode on a tricycle beside Dillan who drove a car. However, Chara said that she was mountain cycler cycling, while Dillan said that he was a firefighter driving fire truck. This shows that she was involved in associative play as a social type of play. Associative play occurs when children play in the same space sharing same resources for a short interaction. Both of them were playing in the same area using the different equipment provided, yet they were not playing together in the same theme or setting. Therefore it is considered as associative