Types of play

Physical active play

Manipulative play

Messy play

Fantasy play

Discovery play

Construction play

What is physical active play

Includes all forms of play which encourages children to actively move

around, to use and exercise their arms, legs and other muscles.

Examples of physical active play

activities

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Playing on outdoor play equipment

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What is manipulative play?

To handle or control with skill

Examples of Manipulative play

Opening and closing banging spooning

Examples of manipulative play

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Pulling objects

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What is messy play or sensory play or

creative play?

These activities develop small and large muscle skills, eye hand

coordination as well as creativity of children. Children have the

chance of expressing their own ideas by making something original.

(BABY CARE PROGRAMME HANDBOOK 3: Early Resource Unit

Examples of messy play: watch a

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What is fantasy play?

Children pretend about the everyday things they see and

experience, e.g. a mother feeding a baby or a father driving a car.

Children act out roles of adults.

Examples of fantasy play

What is discovery play?

Discovery means finding out and learning about things. Children learn

and discover mainly by means of their senses.

(BABY CARE PROGRAMME HANDBOOK 3: Early Resource Unit)

Examples of discovery play

What is

construction

play?

This type of play is where children represent their ideas about the world by putting objects and materials together in their own way. They can use a variety of materials to do this, e.g. sand, mud, boxes etc.

(THE NURSERY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN: Seventh Edition by Read and

Patterson p 266)