Exploring The Relationship Between Associative Play And Cooperative Play

and engage in various types of play. Mackenzie could improve and learn to engage in more associative play where she is beginning to show an interest in her peers to explore an activity with them and eventually participate in a cooperative play. Associative play and cooperative play is essential as Mackenzie’s play will shift from playing alone to taking an interest in other players and use social skills to engage with their peers and educators in an activity or experience (Rymanowicz 2015, p. 1). Furthermore, cooperative play supports children to develop the disposition of cooperation, to work with their peers by establishing rules and roles, and develop problem-solving skills (DEEWR 2009, p. 34; Rymanowicz 2015, p. 1). Mackenzie could further

An integrated approach was planned because Arthur et al. (2018, p. 337) suggest that an educator should not be restricted to use one teaching approach but should be able to change roles of leading children’s learning, facilitator and an observer to children’s learning. I will also be using the low interaction strategy of facilitating children’s learning, Mac Naughton and Williams 2009 (cited in Arthur et al. 339) discusses that a facilitator makes children’s learning easier by interacting with children through non-verbal or verbal modes of communication and providing materials and a supportive learning

Mackenzie then says, ‘the mummy needs to take out the baby’. Child S replies, ‘does she need to pull out the baby?’ Child K replies ‘Mackenzie hold onto the baby’. The children then begin to ‘pull’ the baby out of the mother [plastic bag]. Mackenzie then says ‘the baby is alive! Thank you, doctor,’ Child K replies ‘you’re welcome baby’. Mackenzie then says, ‘the baby needs fresh air’ and goes outside with the dinosaur running around the garden.

Reflecting on the