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Title: stages of play
Description: these notes are for a child care course, although i got mine studying level 3 they are also used in more basic form for level 2 child care courses. this document details the main stages of play with a little description and some examples as well as other stages/types of play that are not taught as the main stages.

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Stages of Play
The main stages of play
AGE (roughly)
0-2 years

STAGE OF PLAY
Solitary play

2-2
...
5-3 years

Parallel play

3-4 years

Simple co-operative play

4-6+years

Complex co-operative play

DESCRIPTION
Solitary (solo) play simply
means that the child is playing
alone, despite the little
interaction with others
...
g
...

Also developing friendship
preferences usually mixed sex
groups
...


Other stages of play include:





IMAGINATIVE PLAY – which usually begins at 18-24 months and continues well into school
age, an example of this is using a brick as a phone or role play
CREATIVE PLAY – begins around the age of 2
...
g
...
This play
includes interactions such as dancing, Simon says, Mr wolf and general ‘playground’ games
MANIPULATIVE PLAY – also beginning around 3-4 years this type of play is used to describe
the creative activities e
...
making something, threading beads, building structures
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Title: stages of play
Description: these notes are for a child care course, although i got mine studying level 3 they are also used in more basic form for level 2 child care courses. this document details the main stages of play with a little description and some examples as well as other stages/types of play that are not taught as the main stages.