Question

Module 8: Assisting the family, Growth and Developnment ;

game name : Jenga game

6 year age child

Presentation and Written Requirement for this project are as follows: Identify and describe the activity/game/toy and the age group it was developed for, including colour texture, sounds and what material it is made from 1. Developmental appropriateness: what does vour creation offer and how does it meet the developmental tasks of the age group identified 2. 3. Conclusion: How would you price this creation and would it be something you would purchase or is it something you would use as an activity or a particular age-group. Your presentation will be marked out of 40 marks and it will be worth 40 % of your mark for this module Mark Allotment: 10 marks Description Developmental information and appropriateness 10 marks 10 marks Conclusion 10 marks Presentation of your creation and the written work

Answer 1

Play allow the children to use their creativity, building relationship and healthy brain development. The children with different types of play according to the age. Stages of play

• Solitary play for 0-2 years :Child play alone.
• Onlooker play(2-3years ):Child watch others play and talk about it but does not engaged.
• Parallel play (2.5-4years ):child play is mimicking the action of others.
• Associative play 3-4years :child associate with others, activity is not organized and coordinated.
• Cooperatives play 4->6years : play is organized and coordinated. Children playing together to achieve a goals.

Here the child is under cooperative play. The child is interested both in the playing and in the activity. The activity organized and participants have assigned role. It represents teams work. In which child play together with same goal and same sex group. Building block and puzzle are great choice if cooperative play.