Manipulative Play Analysis

Play for children during preschool years is extremely important. For preschoolers play is there work. Children first start playing by themselves then eventually start including other children in there play. Playing helps children develop the skills they will need to use while in school and as they grow up. As children go from playing by themselves to others during the few years in preschool they start to learn skills to help them learn and work together with others.

There are four different types of play Dramatic, Manipulative, Physical, and Creative. Dramatic can be described as dressing up and for example acting as characters from a movie. Manipulative play means to play with objects like action figures, barbies, blocks, puzzles