Theories of Play: Members Lovely Rose P. Cantarona Lheng Sanchez Tyson Catalla
Theories of Play: Members Lovely Rose P. Cantarona Lheng Sanchez Tyson Catalla
of
Play
Group 3- Module 1 Lesson 4
Members
*Lovely Rose P. Cantarona
*Lheng Sanchez
*Tyson Catalla
Everyone knows that children’s play is
fun and exciting. The smiles and laughter
accompany play attest to its enjoyable
nature. Less obvious, how ever, is whether
play is educational, as well as pleasurable.
There are sharp differences of opinion on
this issue. Some adults consider play trivial
and nonessential, while others believe that
play makes important contributions to all
aspects of child development.
Importance
of
PLAY
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Two important types of Play
1. Sociodramatic play
2. Constructive play
Sociodramatic Play- occurs when two or more
children adopt rules and act out a make-believe
situation or story, as we saw in the preceding scenario.
- Play is INSTINCTIVE
Pre-Exercise Theory
- Groos 1898
- Play is the necessary practice for behaviors that
are essential to later survival. The playful fighting
of animals or the rough and tumble play of children
are essentially the practice of skills that will later
aid their survival.
Growth Theories
- Appleton 1919
- Piaget 1962
- Play is derived from the child's working out
of two fundamental characteristics of his mode
of experience and development. These are
accommodation and assimilation -- the
attempts to integrate new experiences into the
relatively limited number of motor and
cognitive skills available at each age.
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Approximate Cognitive skills Dominant Type
age of Play
Cognitive/ Piaget Practicing and consolidating previously learned skills and concepts.