Understanding Play

2. skills they need to engage in other types of play that are often driven by their interests and personality type
6. when two or more toddlers play near one another or next to one another, but without interacting directly.
10. where children experiment with drawing, music and building things
11. explores this history and the associated stories and rituals
12. similar in that they both involve mimicking or exploring different character

1. when a child plays alone
3. learn critical thinking skills, how to follow simple direction
4. where children take on different roles and act out scenarios
5. often unstructured
6. using and developing gross motor skills by doing activities such as running, jumping, wrestling, spinning and climbing
7. when a child watches other children play
8. expressed when children use familiar materials in a new or unusual way, and when children engage in role-playing and imaginative play
9. which allows the child to encounter risky or even potentially life threatening experiences