Play and the developing child

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Across
  1. 4. Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone)
  2. 6. Occurs when a child role-plays experiences of interest, such as playing ‘school’ with their toys
  3. 9. Harmonious functioning of parts for effective results
  4. 10. When children begin learning how to interact with other children during playtime
  5. 12. The stage in which a child starts to explore alone
Down
  1. 1. Children explore and interact with toys, materials and surroundings without any specific goals or adult intervention
  2. 2. Children’s play, such as modelling or painting, that tends to satisfy a need for self-expression and to develop manual skills
  3. 3. Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance
  4. 5. Observe other children’s play without engaging in it themselves
  5. 6. The action of interfering or the process of being interfered with
  6. 7. Designed to be practical and useful rather than attractive
  7. 8. A form of play in which children play adjacent to each other, but do not try to influence one another’s behaviour
  8. 11. Involves children playing together to solve a problem or work on a project to achieve shared results