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2. Power of Play

3. OBJECTIVES Define both the types and categories of play that are directly related to infant and toddler learning. Describe the adult role as a facilitator of children’s play. List the ways in which the environment and interest areas support an infant/toddler’s play and development in these domains: emotional, social, motor, language and cognitive.

4. TYPES OF PLAY Parallel Play Associative Play Cooperative Play Unoccupied Behavior Onlooker Play Solitary Play

5. FUNCTIONAL Categories of Play-Functional o 1 st 2 years of life o Interactions w/objects, people and language o EXAMPLE: Babies explore o EXAMPLE: Toddlers climb

6. SYMBOLIC Categories of Play-Symbolic o Constructive Play Use materials EXAMPLE: “My House” o Dramatic Play Imaginary roles EXAMPLE: “Hello!”

7. PIAGET ACCOMMODATIONASSIMILATION

8. VYGOTSKY Zone of Proximal Development

9. Vygotsky Quote Play is an important vehicle for developing self-regulation as well as promoting language, cognition and social competence. ~Lev Vygotsky

10. PLAY IMPORTANCE Self-regulation Brain development Foundational skills Social and moral Emotional All development Active/interactive Opportunities Differences Repetition

11. Rogers Quote Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning. ~Fred Rogers

12. ADULT ROLE Safety Problem solving Scaffolding Observing Step back Intervention Time, space, materials Not interrupting

13. Plato Quote You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. ~Plato

14. SCENARIOS

15. ENVIRONMENT Spacing Touchable Fine and gross motor Soft and hard Unique combinations Amount and choices

16. COZY/BOOK EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MOTOR LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

17. MANIPULATIVES EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MOTOR LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

18. DRAMA EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MOTOR LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

19. BLOCKS EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MOTOR LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

20. ART EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MOTOR LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

21. SENSORY/SCIENCE EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MOTOR LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

22. MUSIC EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MOTOR LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

23. INDOOR/ACTIVE EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MOTOR LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

24. OUTDOOR/ACTIVE EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MOTOR LANGUAGE COGNITIVE

25. Ackerman Quote Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning. ~ Diane Ackerman

26. EVALUATION

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