The Play

The PBS (2013-2015) Parents website offers the following definition for sensory play also known as ‘Messy Play’ by some Early Years practitioners. Gascoyne, (2013) however points out that “not all sensory play is messy”. There are many practitioners and parents that do not like this type of play and unwittingly limit how often it is available or the environment in which it is offered to children. Sensory play includes any activity that stimulates young child's senses: touch, smell, taste, sight…

Discussion of the Weaknesses of the Reviewed Literature In this literature review, several studies on intergenerational game play were discussed in order to understand the nature of intergenerational play in games, with a focus on digital games, and the impact of playing games on negative attitudes of both the young and the elderly towards each other. We started with the studies exploring the characteristics of intergenerational interaction in gameplay and then went on to focus on research…

D (2013). Play Therapy. Rutgers University, USA. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development. Play therapy attracts therapeutic control of play, which they are using professional therapist’s substances and care to help children with problems through play activity. Play therapy may be of importance further than the clinical setting, and conducted within parents and in preschools. Play therapy can formalize a context for children’s self-guided play, it focuses on the importance of play to…

Play can come in various different. The games our grandparents played differ significantly from the game our parents played and the games we played as children. Speaking to my family made me question the many theories we have spoken about in class. Since families change whether it comes to size or location the theories of play differ from generation to generation. I am unable to decipher my cultural heritage and identity by looking at the play my parents participated in. I am able to see my…

A few expamles on why it's important for children to be involved in organized activities, such as sports, is to teach kids dicipline, how to control their anger, and how to be a better you. Organized play is benificial for children because of these reasons. First, getting a child involved to Martial Arts at a young age, teach the child, dicipline. Dicipline is such a tough thing to teach kids the older they get. Believe me, I was one of them. I found Martial Arts at the age of 18, always…

While there are many excellent classical theories of play, one of the most intriguing was introduced by the German philosopher and psychologist Karl Gross. He was responsible for developing a theory of play that rivaled that of early philosophers even those as far back as Aristotle, when he introduced the Practice or Pre-exercise theory. Gross’s theory of play is considered a rebuttal by many to the ideals of another classical theory of play The Surplus Energy Theory that was theory made famous…

Considering the play too, the play was not as well represented because it is harder to make a scene than to write about it. Including both the play and the story I thought that the story was better because the actions going on were much better explained and the climax had more suspense. In order for the play to become better they need better props and make the plays longer so they can go into more detail of all that is happening. For one thing, the characters in the story and the play were both…

deal of opportunities for solitary play. Solitary play is defined as when a child is playing alone and is focused only on what they are playing with. The child can play with the key board, the various buttons, trumpet, and drum, handle, and knob alone. These aspects of the toy would also encourage the child to be very focused on the toy due to the great deal of input that will be caused when these aspects of the toy are activated. This toy also promotes solitary play because only one child can…

Stanislavski was worried that actors would become distracted by the audience. However he did not want them to forget about the audience entirely, because they were a vital part of the performance. On stage, it was common for actors to lose their sense of natural psycho-physical union as they can be under a lot of pressure, when performing in front of thousands of people. Therefore, I feel it could be difficult to balance the concentration on the stage with the appropriate level of awareness of…

Early childhood years are considered the “play” years and the most important years in development. By age 3 they being to play more with others and use more elaborate imaginative scenarios. At this age they start to depend less on others and become more independent. They have their own theories and ideas on the world around them and sometimes feel theirs is the only/correct one. Not only do their skills and strength grow at this age, but so do their bonds between their friends and family.…