Play/Active Learning

Partnership/associativeHow to recognise if children are operating in this stageof play...Children operating at the parallel stage will begin to become aware ofother children. They will often begin to communicate through talkingto each other or by becoming aware of each other’s games/play andby communicating to each other what they are doing. Gradually onechild will become involved in the other child’s play. This is known aspartnership or associative play.Caterpillar made of tyresThis photograph is of a reception child assisting a nursery child.Based on a theme of minibeasts, the children had constructeda caterpillar out of tyres. They then decided themselves to walkalong the caterpillar, the older children helping the youngerchildren. They alsocounted the tyres asthey went along thecaterpillar and useddifferent colour blocksas its legs.18 Play/Active Learning