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Stage 5 (24 months)
- Child watches others play and attempts to join briefly.
- Child plays alone, but next to other children.
- Child engages in "pretend" play that is
similar to his daily experiences (e.g., plays house and pretends to
be mommy, daddy, or baby. He uses objects that are realistic and close
to life size, such as a child’s tea set or tool set).
- "Pretend play" at this stage does
not typically show a sequence of events, such as feeding the baby,
putting it to bed and waking it up again.
- Block play consists of stacking and knocking down.
- Sand-and-water play consists of filling, pouring,
and dumping.
- Child plays alone, but in the presence of other children.
Stage 6 (2 years)
- "Pretend play" begins to include events
that are not necessarily a part of the child's daily experience, especially
if impressive or traumatic events (e.g., going to the doctor, going
to the swimming pool).
- Child plays simple group games, such as "Ring
Around the Rosie."
- Child begins to play with other children with adult
supervision.
Stage 7 (3 years)
- Child begins to sequence play events, such as putting
a man in the car and driving him to the "store" where the
man pays for food and then drives home.
- Child begins to take turns sharing "pretend"
play events with other children (e.g., pushes a tractor/trailer over
to the cow and gives the cow a ride in the trailer after another child
has done so).
- Child reenacts experienced events with new outcomes
(e.g., pushes the tractor/trailer over to the sheep and gives it a
ride).
Stage 8 (above 3 years)
- Child plays extensively with small models of community
life (e.g., doll houses, barn sets, garage sets, airports, etc.).
- Child uses blocks and sandboxes for imaginative play.
Uses blocks as fences and houses for animals or dolls.
- Child may begin to use objects for uses other than
what they were intended for (puts a pot on his head for a hat, uses
a stick as a "horse").
- Child begins to use puppets as participants in play.
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