Types of Play

There are many different types of play.

Physical - where we use our bodies

eg:

playing on a climbing frame

doing an obstacle course

basketball

playing a jumping game onto the big mattress

dancing

Exploratory - where we use our brains, hands and solve problems or discover new things

eg:

exploring in the sandpit

exploring in the garden

playing with water

playing in mud

playing with clay and play doh with loose parts

taking apart a machine

going on a treasure hunt

Constructive - where we build things

eg:

playing with blocks or mobilo

playing with lego

building cubbies

building the turtle enclosure

Imaginative or Pretend Play - where we pretend to be things or act out what we know from our life

eg:

using a stick as a sword and pretending to be a knight

dress ups

home corner or mud kitchen

Rule Based Play - where we play a game that has rules

eg:

Playing a card game or board game like Monopoly

Playing cricket

Playing hopscotch

Playing tennis

What's the Time Mr Wolf

Simon Says

TASK

Can you take a photo of one example of each type of play above that you see at HEY?