Play Types I

Pediatrics: Development

Age Best Toy Play Type Description

Musical Mobile or Sensorimotor Stimulates both
0-6 month Soft & large toy & Solitary Play motor & sensory

Cover & Uncover toys Sensorimotor Learning

6-9 month (Peek a boo/ Jack in the box) & Solitary Play Object permanence

Learning
Vocalization & Speaking
Talking toys, books Sensorimotor
9-12 month Hard plastic blocks ATI & Solitary Play
Purposeful play:
“Build, sort, stack,
(Tickle me Elmo) make, construct”

Parallel Play
HESI Learning
Push / Pull Toy “Children play Gross motor skills
1-3 yrs. (Wagon, stroller, NEXT to each other (running & jumping)
Toddlers Stacking hard plastic blocks) NO direct interaction with others”
NO finger dexterity
Kaplan & ATI Memory Trick: • No Scissors
1 - 3 yrs they play • No color pencils
1 by 1 separate

Pretend Play
(dolls, puppets, tea party,
dressup, imitating adults)
Kaplan Associative Play, Learning
3-6 yrs. Arts & Crafts Imaginary Play,
Fine motor & Balance
Preschool (crayons & coloring) • Yes - Scissors
Symbolic Play ATI • Yes - Tricycles
Saunders
Memory Trick:
F - Four years
F - Fake Play (dolls, dressup)

Legos, board games Cooperative Play

6-12 yrs. Collecting cards, C - Creative Learning
School Age Blank paper & crayons C - Collecting Creativity & Creation
(encourage creativity )
Saunders
C - Competitive

Learning
Meeting, texting, Peer group
talking with friends socialization
12-18 yrs. Socialization
Adolescent Priority NO Meeting
Encourage meeting 1 - Immediate Post-Op
2 - Immunocompromised
with friends & peers 3 - Contagious

Notes