Did you know that there are six stages of play during early childhood that takes place at different ages of a child’s development?
These six stages involve exploring, discovering, being creative and learning while having fun. The play changes and adapts as children grow and develop social and emotional skills.
A baby makes cooing sounds, they kick legs and wave hands. Babies are discovering and learning how their bodies move. Play has no actual purpose at this stage.
A child plays in a new situation/environment. Toddler/child plays on their own and pays no attention to others, loses interest and moves onto next activity very quickly.
A child is near a group of children or next to another child, they watch, copy and/or follow actions of others, they don’t participate or are waiting to be invited to participate.
A child plays on their own or near / next to other children but not with each other – sometimes playing with the same toys.
Associative play is where children participate in dramatic play with other children – role playing.
Children play in a group with a shared goal – each taking on a specific role they develop their own rules.
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