Vygotsky strongly believed in make-believe play, this proceeds to support the zone of proximal development (ZPD) (Woolfolk &Margetts 2013, p. 101). This is a strength of Vygotsky’s theory as the ZPD is focused on performing tasks at higher levels, which the child is not normally capable of (Vygotsky 1978, pp. 86-87). As make-believe play usually takes the role of a person or act which involve higher levels of thinking, children are continually being pushed beyond their ZPD (Vygotsky 1978, p. 102). An example being, I recall many times pretending to be a teacher, while our dogs and my sisters were the students. This is a clear reflection of make-believe play extending my own ZPD, as pretending to be a teacher involves the knowledge of ‘rules’
