Between 1-5 years, children show gradual development from simple to more complicated forms of social play. Most children pass through the following stages as they leaning to play together in groups.
1 of 6
1. Solitary play
Solitary play:
– playing alone
-e.g. drawing alone
2 of 6
2.Parallel play
Parallel play
- playing alongside others but not with them.
-E.g. one child drawing and the other playing with a doll.
3 of 6
3.Looking-on-play
Looking-on-play
- watching from the edge of the groups as the other children play
-e.g. watching a group of children playing a board game
4 of 6
4. Joining-in-play
Joining-in-play
- playing with others by doing the same thing as everyone else
-e.g. playing with dolls or running around together
Comments
No comments have yet been made