Session 14

• Early years
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Performance Outcome 1

Support and promote children's play, development and early education.

T Level in Education & Early Years 

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Session 14 

Learning objectives

By the end of the session, all learners will be able to : 

Recall the 6 stages of play from session 13 and consider activities for each type of play and age range. 

Engage in revision tasks which will encourage recall of information taught in Year 1 for holistic development.

Understand the different factors and implications that can occur when planning for different play types.

Starter activity - Connect to session 13

Last week we discussed Mildred Parten's 6 stages of play. 

Spend the next 20 minutes as a table, discussing and writing notes on your paper on activities you could do to support each stage of development.

Unoccupied Play (Birth – 3 months)

Solitary Play (3 months – 2 ½ years)

Onlooker Play (2 ½ years – 3 ½ years) 

Parallel Play (3 ½ years – 4 years)

Associative Play (4 – 4 ½ years)

Cooperative Play (4 ½ years and up)

Examples of play activities for each stage

Unoccupied Play (Birth – 3 months): 

• Small movements that can be sporadic
• Remains in 1 place but will engage when given a toy in hand.

Solitary Play (3 months – 2 ½ years):  

• Playing alone
• entertaining themselves
• exploring the environment alone 

Onlooker Play (2 ½ years – 3 ½ years): 

• On looks everyone else playing
• Shows interest in other children playing through observation
• Watching other children 
• Listening to other children 

Parallel Play (3 ½ years – 4 years): 

• Chooses toys similar to another child. 
• Plays alongside other children or parallel to them. 
• Still observes children playing

 

Associative Play (4 – 4 ½ years): 

• Playing with other children in pairs 
• Choosing the same toys or activities as other children
• Begin to engage with others. 

Cooperative Play (4 ½ years and up): 

• Plays with other children in groups and is able to understand the definition of rules and sharing. 
• Begins to work together with children and have shared goals. 

Revision table - Link to Element 7 (year 1 delivery)

Heuristic play is....
Sensory play is....
Imaginative play is....
Creative play is ...
Physical play is....

Column 1 - Explain each play type & benefits of this play type. 

Column 2 - Provide a minimum of 3 examples of play activities for each type of play, give a supporting explanation to what that play is. 

Column 3 - How can this area of play be used to support holisitic development (PILES)

Extension task: 

In preparation for your next session, spend time research the benefits of outdoor play provision, consider the importance of differentiating resources for indoors and outdoors. 

Thursday 6th February 2025 

To support year 1 mock employer set project, you will be asked to work offsite. 

I will be setting a powerpoint and work for performance outcome 1, which will needed to be completed by the end of the day (4pm). Once the work has been received I will mark you present instead of absent.

A picture of the work or a shared document will be absolutely fine as evidence. 

Please be mindful not completing just 1 session will mean you miss important information relevant to the exams. 

It will not be my job to help you catch up if 'you ddnt do it'