SLCC 2600 Chapter 5
Stages of Play Assignment
Cheryl Moyle
Olympus High School
First Stage - Solitary Play
 This is the solitary
stage because the
child is playing alone.
Second Stage - Onlooker Play
 The children are
independently
playing, but watching
another child. No
communication is
occurring.
Third Stage - Parallel Play
 The children are
independently playing
with the markers, but
not playing together.
Forth Stage - Associative Play
 The children have
created roles to act
out and are playing
together. If one child
were to leave the
other could still play.
Fifth Stage - Cooperative Play
 The children are
playing together
keeping score of who
wins each round. If
one child were to
leave, the purpose of
keeping score would
be eliminated.
Using the magazines, type paper, glue and
the instruction worksheet find a picture
that represents each stage, label the stage
and explain why it is a good example of
that stage of play.