- \r\n \t
- Read \"Pretend Play\" (pp. 15-23) in The Power of Play: A Research Summary on Play and Learning<\/a> by Dr. Rachel E. White for Minnesota Children's Museum (~15 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nCHOOSE TWO-\u00a0<\/strong>Select at least two of the articles below to learn more about pretend play during early childhood.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- Play a Child's Mechanism for Coping<\/a> by Lois Ingellis (~11 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this piece from Community Playthings, Ingellis discusses how children use pretend play to understand the world and deal with tragic events occurring around them.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- More than Dress Ups: Fostering Social and Emotional Development in the Dramatic Play Corner<\/a> by Jean Schreiber (~13 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this article from Community Playthings, Schreiber focuses on how children develop key social and emotional skills while engaging in pretend play.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- The Building Blocks of Dramatic Play<\/a> by Tom Hobson (~ 5 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this piece from Edutopia, Hobson describes the value of disagreements during pretend play and how this supports children's development.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- How Children Process Grief and Loss Through Play<\/a> by Emily Kaplan (~8 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this Edutopia article, Kaplan reflects on how the current events of 2020 might influence children's pretend play and how adults can support children as they make sense of the world around them during this type of play.\r\n\r\nCHOOSE ONE<\/strong>- Select at least one of the videos below to watch to learn more about key aspects of the developmental benefits of pretend play.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- Make-Believe Play<\/a> by Head Start ECLKC (~ 5 minutes)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThis video addresses the developmental stages of pretend play for children birth through age 5 as well as how to support young children's pretend play.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- Power of Play- Zero to Three Magic Everyday Moments<\/a> by Zero to Three (~ 5 minutes)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThis video focuses on children birth through age three. First, they provide an overview of children's play during this age range before providing more specific details of how children's pretend play develops during the first three years of life.","rendered":"
![\"Children](\"http:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/2023\/01\/28390297276_9f89542725_o-300x200.jpg\")
By Donnie Ray Jones, <\/span>Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)<\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n READ FIRST<\/strong>– The following resource provides an overview of children’s pretend play and the important skills children develop by engaging in this type of play.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Read “Pretend Play” (pp. 15-23) in The Power of Play: A Research Summary on Play and Learning<\/a> by Dr. Rachel E. White for Minnesota Children’s Museum (~15 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
CHOOSE TWO-\u00a0<\/strong>Select at least two of the articles below to learn more about pretend play during early childhood.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Play a Child’s Mechanism for Coping<\/a> by Lois Ingellis (~11 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In this piece from Community Playthings, Ingellis discusses how children use pretend play to understand the world and deal with tragic events occurring around them.<\/p>\n
- \n
- More than Dress Ups: Fostering Social and Emotional Development in the Dramatic Play Corner<\/a> by Jean Schreiber (~13 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In this article from Community Playthings, Schreiber focuses on how children develop key social and emotional skills while engaging in pretend play.<\/p>\n
- \n
- The Building Blocks of Dramatic Play<\/a> by Tom Hobson (~ 5 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In this piece from Edutopia, Hobson describes the value of disagreements during pretend play and how this supports children’s development.<\/p>\n
- \n
- How Children Process Grief and Loss Through Play<\/a> by Emily Kaplan (~8 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In this Edutopia article, Kaplan reflects on how the current events of 2020 might influence children’s pretend play and how adults can support children as they make sense of the world around them during this type of play.<\/p>\n
CHOOSE ONE<\/strong>– Select at least one of the videos below to watch to learn more about key aspects of the developmental benefits of pretend play.<\/p>\n
- How Children Process Grief and Loss Through Play<\/a> by Emily Kaplan (~8 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The Building Blocks of Dramatic Play<\/a> by Tom Hobson (~ 5 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- More than Dress Ups: Fostering Social and Emotional Development in the Dramatic Play Corner<\/a> by Jean Schreiber (~13 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Play a Child’s Mechanism for Coping<\/a> by Lois Ingellis (~11 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Read “Pretend Play” (pp. 15-23) in The Power of Play: A Research Summary on Play and Learning<\/a> by Dr. Rachel E. White for Minnesota Children’s Museum (~15 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Power of Play- Zero to Three Magic Everyday Moments<\/a> by Zero to Three (~ 5 minutes)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThis video focuses on children birth through age three. First, they provide an overview of children's play during this age range before providing more specific details of how children's pretend play develops during the first three years of life.","rendered":"
- Make-Believe Play<\/a> by Head Start ECLKC (~ 5 minutes)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThis video addresses the developmental stages of pretend play for children birth through age 5 as well as how to support young children's pretend play.\r\n
- How Children Process Grief and Loss Through Play<\/a> by Emily Kaplan (~8 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this Edutopia article, Kaplan reflects on how the current events of 2020 might influence children's pretend play and how adults can support children as they make sense of the world around them during this type of play.\r\n\r\nCHOOSE ONE<\/strong>- Select at least one of the videos below to watch to learn more about key aspects of the developmental benefits of pretend play.\r\n
- The Building Blocks of Dramatic Play<\/a> by Tom Hobson (~ 5 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this piece from Edutopia, Hobson describes the value of disagreements during pretend play and how this supports children's development.\r\n
- More than Dress Ups: Fostering Social and Emotional Development in the Dramatic Play Corner<\/a> by Jean Schreiber (~13 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this article from Community Playthings, Schreiber focuses on how children develop key social and emotional skills while engaging in pretend play.\r\n
- Play a Child's Mechanism for Coping<\/a> by Lois Ingellis (~11 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this piece from Community Playthings, Ingellis discusses how children use pretend play to understand the world and deal with tragic events occurring around them.\r\n