1. Development through play

2. The job of a baby is to play
Babies learn about the world around them through play
Play strengthens all areas of development:
social
emotional
physical
intellectual
The job of a baby is to play

3. Play games with toys or objects the baby can grasp
0-6 months
Play games with toys or objects the baby can grasp

4. Make noise with a rattle or other toy

5. Infants love toys that are colorful, move around, and make noise.

6. Choose toys that are safe and age appropriate for the baby

7. choose toys for climbing and physical movement including functional play(back and forth movement).
9 months to 2 years

8. Choose toys for dramatic play and creative play
2-3 years toys

9. 4- 6 years old Choose toys that encourage
fine motor skills and cooperative
play
4- 6 years old

10. Kinds of play dramatic play--playing roles
object permanence--something remains even after it is hidden
symbolic thinking--using words for things and actions
manipulate-able to use hands--motor skills
parallel play-18 mon--side by side playing
cooperative play 3 yrs--actually playing with others
imitate--copying others
directed learning--centers for learning
incidental learning-learning without meaning to
functional play--back and forth motion using same muscles
Constructive play--building something or creating
Cause and effect--one action creates another
competitive play--sports or races
Kinds of play

11. Babies can swallow or choke on small parts or stick them in their nose or ears.
If they can stick it
in a toilet paper tube
it is too small

12. Toys should be sturdy plastic is preferred

13. Old toys

14. Toys should be kept clean
but don’t use harmful chemicals when they chew them

15. Babies explore with all their senses—touch, vision, hearing, smell and taste

16. They learn by cause and effect