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Play is important for children and their development
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Play Types
One of the most fascinating things you can do is watch a group of children at play
and try to spot the various play types in action
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Rough and Tumble Play - close encounter play which is less to do with
fighting and more to do with touching, tickling, gauging relative strength
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Social Play - play, during which the rules and criteria for social
engagement and interaction can be revealed, explored and amended
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Communication Play - play using words or gestures for example, mime,
jokes, play acting, singing, debate, poetry
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Symbolic Play - play which allows control, gradual exploration and
increased understanding without the risk of being out of one’s depth
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Exploratory Play - play to access factual information consisting of
manipulative behaviours such as handling, throwing, banging or
mouthing objects
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Imaginative Play - play where the conventional rules, which govern the
physical world, do not apply

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Object Play - play which uses infinite and interesting sequences of
hand-eye manipulations and movements
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Recapitulative Play - play that allows the child to explore ancestry,
history, rituals, stories, rhymes, fire and darkness
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