Understanding Play and Playwork

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Play

Back

Engaging in activities for enjoyment and recreation.

Front

What is playwork?

Back

A process of creating and maintaining spaces for children to play.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of play?

• To enhance social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development.
• To enforce strict discipline.
• To develop a lifelong habit of daily exercise.
• To allow children to use their creativity.

Back

To enforce strict discipline.

Front

What does play allow children to develop?

Back

Creativity, imagination, and dexterity.

Front

Which of the following is a stage of play? Guided, Structured, Competitive, Unoccupied

Back

Unoccupied

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Solitary play

Back

Playing alone without interaction with others.

Front

Associative play

Back

Children play together but do not organize their play towards a common goal.

Front

What is cooperative play?

Back

Children play together with a common goal.

Front

Which type of play involves children using their imagination?

Back

Imaginative/pretend play or role play

Front

What is environmental play?

Back

Play that involves interaction with the natural environment.