Preschool Group Play Observation

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The moment that I started observing the children at play, the first observation that I made was that were was a great diversity in the ages of the children. The main age group that I noticed appeared to be preschool-kindergarten (4-6 yrs). There was a group (Group A) of preschool-kindergarten boys, with the exception of a much older child (possibly 6-7 yrs) engaged in what appeared to be “tag”. Group A as a whole were engaged in the same activity as well as appeared to have the same goal, which consisted of chasing one another throughout the different obstacles within the play area. According to Parten, since Group A was playing together as well as appeared to have a mutual goal, this can be described as cooperative play which is defined as, “ children play together with a common purpose or goal, taking turns”. As I was observing Group A running around, I did not clearly noticed different children taking turns, but rather the
Since the child was expected to follow the rules if he desired to play with the other children then he had to abide to the rules of the game SED 4: Relationships and Social Interactions with Peers. Having the ability to work together with other students (possibly negotiate) is a great step in the child’s social developments. Another group of preschoolers-kindergarteners (possibly 4-6 yrs) Group B were supporting one another as they were attempting to climb over a barrier. The motives behind Group B’s play were unclear, however the children could have been engaged in the sociodramtic play aspect of the Piagetian Theory. This group of children could have been pretending to be knights that needed to “escape from the dragon” SED 5: Symbolic and Sociodramatic Play, ATL-REG 5: Engagement and

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