Types of Play

1. play which dramatizes events in which the child is not a direct participator
6. play using words, nuances or gestures
7. play which allows the child to encounter risky or even potentially life threatening experiences, to develop survival skills and conquer fear
8. play which uses infinite and interesting sequences of hand-eye manipulations and movements
9. the enactment of real and potential experiences of an intense personal, social, domestic or interpersonal nature
10. This is the make believe world of children
12. movement in any or every direction for its own sake
13. play exploring ways of being, although not normally of an intense personal, social, domestic or interpersonal nature
14. play which dramatizes events in which the child is not a direct participator

2. play where the conventional rules, which govern the physical world, do not apply
3. play that allows the child to explore ancestry, history, rituals, stories, rhymes, fire and darkness.
4. control of the physical and affective ingredients of the environments
5. play which allows control, gradual exploration and increased understanding without the risk of being out of depth
11. play during which the rules and criteria for social engagement and interaction can be revealed, explored and amended