Play represents a link between these two worlds and leads to more advanced cognitive and social functioning. Play represents a link between these two worlds and leads to more advanced cognitive and social functioning.
Imaginative play is a form of thinking and learning as well as a form of play.
Pretending represents a critical step in passing from a sensori- motor intelligence of infancy to the symbolic thinking of adulthood. Pretend play has been linked with creativity, problem-solving, language learning, and the development of social roles. Garvey, C. Play. Harvard University Press, 1977. Through training and arrangement of the environment, adults can increase the incidence of pretend play in children.