Category and Type of Play 2014

7/30/2019 Category and Type of Play 2014

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Category And Type OfCogn


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What is Cognitive Play ?


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PIAGETS

STAGES OF

PLAY

Functional play

symbolic pl

playing gameswith rules

constructive

play


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Functional Play

characterizes by repetitions, manipulations, and self-imitation

activity that is done simply for the enjoyment of the physical sensatio

the child engages in simple motor activities (e.g. repetitive motor mo

or without objects)

Specific examples are climbing on gym equipment; pouring water fro

container to another; jumping on and off a chair; making faces; singin

for non-dramatic reasons; ringing bells and buzzers


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Functional Play

Piaget described functional play (which he also called practice pexercise play) this way: The child sooner or later (often even dulearning period) grasps for the pleasure of grasping, swings [a s

object] for the sake of swinging. etc. In a word, he repeats his bin any further effort to learn or to investigate, but for the mere jmastering it and showing off to himself his own power of subdu


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Symbolic Play

children freely display their creative and physical abilities and social anumber of ways

for example, by pretending to be something else, such as animal.

also occurs when children pretend that one object is another (that a bis a car) and may also entail pretending to be another person (a mumcaregiver)

As toddlers and preschoolers grow older, their symbolic play becomeelaborate and involved


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Play Games with Rules

begins around age of seven or eight

children learn to play within rules and limits and adjust their behaccordingly, and can make and follow social agreements

Games with rules are very comfortable in middle childhood and

the child accepts

prearranged rules, adjusts to them and controactions and reactions within the given limits

There must be an element of competition either between the foother children, or with him/herself


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Constructive Play

manipulation of objects for the purpose of constructing or creatsomething

characterized by children engaging in play activities in order to their knowledge of the world

They first manipulate play materials and then use these materiaand build things (a sand castle, a block building, a grocery store

experiment with the ways things go together quite similar to functional play

For example, pounding on playdough for the sensory experiencpounding is considered to be functional play. However, poundinpurpose of making a pancake is coded as constructive.


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SummaryTYPE CHARACTERIST

Functional play

(practice play)

Uses repetitive muscle movement, w

(e.g., running, filling, ham

Symbolic Play

(pretend play)

Uses imagination and role play to tr

objectives and to satisfy needs. Pret

sick animal (role play). Pretends to

movements).

Play Games with Rules Recognizes, accepts, and adapts to

that are goal-orien

Constructive Play manipulates objects or materials (

collage) to make som

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Category and Type of Play 2014