| Finding toys or learning materials to work with by self or with others | Cognitive: Makes decisions about interests and abilities.
Self-help: Finds toys by himself or sets up environment for play.
Social/Language: Learns to share, barter, manage conflict and ask for help.
Emotional: Lears about acceptance and rejection. |
| Block Play | Physical: Learns to balance and line them up (small motor coordination).
Cognitive: May count blocks, sees patter and design, learns to build and plan structure, matches blocks that look alike.
Social: Learns to share and cooperate |
| Dramatic Play | Social: Plays adult roles, develops self-image and coordinates with others.
Language: Learns to express self in another role.
Cognitive: Decides appropriate dress and appearance for role, uses visual perception to assess self, others and play environment, learns and remembers behaviors to imitate, develops abstract thinking abilities.
Self-help: Dresses self, sets up play environment and finds props. |
| Setting the table | Cognitive: Counts silverware, glasses, napkins or places one object by each setting, follows patter of place settings.
Social: Cooperates with other children, may teach younger children to help.
Physical: Picks up and places objects (small motor coordination). |
| Sitting down to eat | Physical: Pours milk, passes the dish (small motor coordination).
Cognitive: Measures to pour, understands directions.
Social/Language: Learns appropriate table conversation and manners. |