what are the stages of play
STAGES OF PLAY. Childrenâs skill and development and experience all affect how they play. However, we can broadly classify play into a series of stages. The first series of stages we will look at relates to Social stages of play. There are 6 social stages of play that children engage in from 0-6. Stage 1 Onlooker Play. This is where children watch others, usually from the sidelines and then later imitate the play behaviour they have seen.
Examples of activities within the developmental stages of play are: solitary play: a child playing with blocks alone in a corner. parallel play: two or more children playing with blocks near each other but not talking with each other.
2-3 years old. Shortly after parallel play, children start to imitate those around them. Theyâve probably already been imitating their parents and adults in their lives, but at the stage of imitative play, theyâre starting to embrace the actions of those their age. This is the first outward sign of acknowledging others.