Social Stages of Play and Child-initiated or Adult-led play

Who is the theorist that identified Social Stages of Play?

• Janet Moyles

• Maria Montessori

• Mildred Parten

• Tina Bruce

How many stages of social play are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

In this image what stage of play what you assess the children are in?

• Solitary Play

• Parallel Play

• Unoccupied Play

• Competative Play

In this image what stage of play would you assess the children are at?

• Co-operative play

• Parallel Play

• Unoccupied Play

• Solitary Play

You read an observation from work placement on your Key Child . It says, "Child A is not visibly playing she sits in the corner of the room, not playing with anything and appears to be daydreaming."

What social stage of play would you identify for Child A?

• Solitary Play

• Un-occupied Play

• Associative Play

• Co-operative Play

Which theorist proposed that the learning process for children begins with child initiated play then adult led play followed by free play, mastery play then adult led play activities?

• Susan Issacs

• Margaret McMillan

• Maria Montessori

• Janet Moyles

What did Moyles call her play theory?

• Play Triangle

• Play Spiral

• Play Rotation

• Play Circle

In the Early Years Foundation Stage how do we promote child initiated play?

• Planned activities

• Structured Play

• Continuous Provision

The children at your setting are in Forest School and exploring their surroundings independently. A group of 3 decide to build a den on their own using branches and fallen leaves. In your observation of the children how would you assess the learning process using Moyles Play Spiral?

• Free play

• Mastery

• Structured play

The next time the children are at forest school they ask the adult for some string and a tarpaulin sheet to add to their den, building on what they had learnt themselves the previous week. Where are they at in the learning process according to Moyle's Play Spiral?

• Free Play

• Mastery Play

• Adult led play