8. What is Play?
National Institute of Play: 7 Patterns of Play
Social
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Narrative
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Imaginative
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Transformative
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9. What is Play?
National Institute of Play: 7 Patterns of Play
Attunement
Social
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Object
Narrative
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Body
Imaginative
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Transformative
10.
11. Some Benefits of Play
Stuart Brown
Broadens Perceptions
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Increases Happiness
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Increases Social Intelligence
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Improves Health
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Reduces Stress
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Increases Brain Size
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12. Benefits of Imaginative Play
Language Skills
Imagination and play in the electronic age
Singer, D.G.& Singer, J.L. (2005).
Self Expression
Play in Child Development and Psychotherapy
Russ, S.W. (2004)
Self Regulation
Make-Believe play: Wellspring for development
of self-regulation.
Berk, L. E., Mann, T.D., & Ogan, A.T. (2006).
Empathy
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Children, play, and development (3rd ed.)
Hughes, F.P. (1999).
Problem Solving
Children, play, and development (3rd ed.)
Hughes, F.P. (1999).
Creativity
The house of make believe: Children's
play and the developing imagination
Singer, D. G. & Singer, J. L. (1990).
13. How Children Succeed
Paul Tough
Grit
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Curiosity
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Perseverance
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Conscientiousness
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Self-regulation
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Optimism
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