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Bob Hughes
By Sophie and Molly

2.
Who is Bob Hughes?
• He developed different play types for the purposes of
adults that study play.
• They are useful in helping us be more specific when
we are talking about play and how children learn.

3.
Different plays
• Symbolic play- play which allows control, gradual exploration and increase
understanding without it becoming difficult for a child.
• Rough and tumble play- close contact play which is less to do with fighting and
more to do with physical contact such as touching, tickling or exploring
different strengths.
• Socio-dramatic play- Acting out real experiences, this could be children playing
in a home corner. This could be of an intense, personal, social or domestic
nature.
• Social play- Activities that allow social engagement and interaction for
example; group activities.
• Creative play- Play which allows a new response with an element of surprise,
this could be something a child hasn’t experienced before; making them
aware of new information.
• Dramatic play- Activities where children are assigned roles to act out which
can be used to pretend to be someone/something different than themselves.
• Role play- Exploring ways of expressing different roles for example; dressing up
or playing doctors.

4.
Different plays
• Deep play- Play which allows the child to experience an element of risk which
challenges them to develop survival skills/conquer fears. This could be going
on a school trip or camping.
• Exploratory play- Play which consists of handling, throwing, banging or
mouthing objects. This helps them to gain new information and explore the
world.
• Fantasy play- A play which rearranges the world in a child's way, this enhances
imagination and helps them see the world through their own eyes.
• Imaginative play- Play where real life rules don’t apply.
• Locomotor play- Movement in any or every direction with no purpose
therefore they develop physical skills.
• Mastery play- Allowing children to take control of things so they can perfect
there skills. It builds confidence and develops self awareness.
• Object play- Handling physical things including pots and pans in ways that
show curiosity.
• Recapitulative play- where children display aspects of human evolutionary
history. For example, rubbing sticks together to make fire.