Importance of Play

Elise wants to provide the children with an activity to encourage creativity. Her best choice would be

• reading the children a story

• engaging the children in dramatic play

• showing the children different paintings

• teaching the children how to play a new game

Children develop _________ by building blocks during playtime.

• artistic abilities

• Handedness

• Autonomy

• Cooperation Skills

A kitchen area allows children to

• practice acting skills

• decide what to eat

• conform to societal roles

• participate in creative role play

Which of the following is an example of parallel play?

• 2 children sitting next to each other both building with blocks, without talking or interacting with each other

• A child putting a puzzle together

• Children are playing together to build a bridge out of blocks

• In the house area, Mike is cooking and Anna is sweeping the floor

Aja and Kayla are playing house in the play kitchen and washing dishes. Aja washes a dish and gives it to Kayla to dry. This is an example of

• solitary play

• parallel play

• cooperative play

• associative play