PLAY

1. TYPES OF PLAY
Submitted by
NAOREM MONIKA DEVI
LECTURER
SNSR
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
PROF. URMILA DEVI BARADWAJ
urmila.devi@sharda.ac.in

2. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the class, students will able to
- Define play
- Enlist the types of play
- Explain the types of play

3. UNOCCUPIEDPLAY
• Thechild isnot
playing or watching
anyone or anything
in particular.
• Theymight stand or
sitand just do
nothing.

4. • Thechild spendsmost
of their time watching
othersplay.
• Theymight look or
talk to the players,
but will notengage
in the actual play
activity
ONLOOKER

5. SOLITARYPLAY
(Independent Play)
• The child plays
alone.
• No connection or
conversation is
made with anyone
nearby.
• Infants and toddlers

6. • Thechild plays alone but
with toysthat are shared
with others.
• Thechild plays besideother
children but
communication might be
limited or noneat all.
• Toddlers
PARALLELPLAY

7. • Thechild plays with
other children.
• social interaction,
conversation present
between the children.
• Play with same things
and same activities.
• Preschooler
ASSOCIATIVEPLAY

8. • Children come together and
play in formal game in a
group.
• A group of children with a
commongoal or similar
interests,or playing formal
games.
• Preschoolerandschooler
• Example:football,cricket
COOPERATIVEPLAY

9. Summary
•Today we have discussed about the play and its
types. The main types of play includes solitary,
parallel, co-operative, associative, onlooker, and
unoccupied play.

10. References
 Marlow DR. Textbook of Pediatric nursing.
6th ed. India: Elsevier publisher; 2010.
 Datta.P. Pediatric nursing. 2nd ed. India :
Jaypee brother publisher; 2009.

11. THANK YOU