Philosophical Influences On Piaget's Stages Of Play

a) These philosophical approaches which influences play tells me that children need more time and opportunities to play outside especially with nature, the importance of working of working with each child’s parents for child’s need and interest to help with their development, children should be given more opportunities to be independent and told the importance of natural material for the children.
Theses philosophical approaches have shaped the EYFS by adding laws and policies for children’s developmental benefits based on these philosophical approaches made by different philosophers. b) Piaget’s stages of play- Piaget suggested that children play in different ways according to their age and stage of development.

Lev Vygotsky- emphasised on the importance of imaginary play and play supported children’s emotional and social development.

Chris Athey- was influenced by Piaget’s work and come up work …show more content…
Children loves to play the way he wanted, how to do it (PERSONALLY DIRECTED). For examples even we are having their snacks time, a child start arranging his grapes in the table in line next to his juice, one comes after another and its connected with each other, the child start saying ‘look I have a train with lots of wagon’ and ‘I want to ride a train when we go to London’ as he continue his story. Children owns way to express his own interest in a way of play (INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATED). I had observed since we joined the class that he always had a small car, plane and motorcycle. When the parents come, I told to the father that I notice that his son loves cars, and he replied ‘yes he is and everything that he wishes to ride it someday and the father show me the picture of the child room almost full with cars, train, boat and motorcycle any mobile machinery he wishes to have