1. KEY ROLES ADULTS HAVE IN PROMOTING PLAY
1.1. PARALLEL PLAY: THE ADULT PLAYS BESIDE THE CHILD
1.2. CO-PLAYING: PLAY EPISODES INCLUDE A CHILD OR GROUP OF CHILDREN AND AN ADULT
1.3. PLAY TUTORING: THE ADULT, A CHILD OR A GROUP OF CHILDREN PLAY AS THE ADULT LEADS THE PLAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
1.4. PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH OBJECTS WHICH ALLOW THE TO PLAY (PROPS)
1.5. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONTANEOUS, UNSTRUCTURED PLAY
1.6. PROVIDING LENGTHY PLAY PERIODS
1.7. PROVIDING OPEN-ENDED MATERIALS
2. PLAYS IMPACT ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT
2.1. CHILDREN OFTEN PLAY OUTSIDE
2.1.1. THEY EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS THROUGH THEIR SENSES: SEEING, HEARING, SMELLING, TOUCHING, AND TASTING
2.2. CHILDREN FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS EARLY IN LIFE
2.2.1. THIS HELPS DEVELOP THE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL PARTS OF THEIR BRAIN
2.3. CONTRIBUTES TO COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2.3.1. COGNITIVE: OFTEN DO A REPRESENTATION OF SOMETHING (USE THEIR IMAGINATION)
2.3.2. SOCIAL: PLAYING WITH OTHERS, CONSIDERING THEIR FEELINGS
2.3.3. PHYSICAL: RIDING BIKES, SWINGING ON MONKEY BARS, THIS HELPS THEIR GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
3. CHARACTERISTICS OF PLAY
3.1. ACTIVE
3.1.1. CHILDREN EXPLORE
3.1.2. DISCOVER
3.1.3. EXPERIMENT
3.1.4. BECOME ENGAGED
3.1.5. MOVE THEIR BODY
3.2. CHILD INITIATED AND FOCUSED
3.2.1. THEIR OWN STORY
3.2.2. NO ADULT INTERUPTIONS
3.2.3. PLAY BASED ON THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND VISIONS
3.3. PROCESS-ORIENTED
3.3.1. FREEDOM TO PLAY WITHOUT ADULT-IMPOSED STRUCTURE
3.3.2. THEY GAIN A SENSE OF SUCCESS
3.4. SYMBOLIC
3.4.1. LEARN ABOUT LIFE THROUGH PLAY
3.4.2. LEARN HOW TO CONNECT PAST EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR CURRENT WORLD
3.5. INTRINSIC
3.5.1. COMES FROM WITHIN
3.5.2. NATURAL / WHAT THEY KNOW
3.6. EPISODIC
3.6.1. PERIOD OF TIME
3.6.2. HAS A START AND AN END
3.7. RULE-GOVERNED
3.7.1. BASIC RULES TO HELP THE GAME FLOW
4. SIGNIFICANCE OF CHILD'S PLAY, LEARNING AND MOTIVATION?
4.1. LEARNING AND PLAYING ALLOWS THEM TO DEVELOP SKILLS
4.1.1. ATTENTION SKILLS
4.1.2. MEMORY
4.1.3. COGNITIVE FLEXIBILTY
4.1.4. INTERPRETATION OF BEHAVIOUR
4.1.5. SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
4.2. MOTIVATORS THAT INFLUENCE PLAY AND LEARNING
4.2.1. CURIOSTY
4.2.2. DESIRE TO SHOW OFF WHAT THEY KNOW AND WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO
4.2.3. STRIVE TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL WITH OTHERS