1. Social Origins of Make-Believe Play Amanda Stearns Amanda Stearns

2. Definition of Make-Believe Play

3. Pretending to do activities which a child has seen or been told about in a fun playful way

4. Vygotsky’s View

5. Make believe play is a unique broadly influential zone of proximal development

6. Vygotsky’s View Make-believe play is a unique broadly influential zone of proximal development Children advance themselves as they try new skills through play

7. Central Source of Development for Preschoolers

8. Children learn to act in accord with inner ideas

9. Central Source of Development for Preschoolers Children learn to act in accord with inner ideas Strengthens ability to think before acting

10. Piaget’s View

11. Children practice and strengthen newly acquired representational schemes

12. Symbolic Mastery

13. 1. Play decreases from the real-life conditions associated with it.

14. Symbolic Mastery 1. Play decreases from the real-life conditions associated with it. 2. Play becomes less self-centered.

15. Symbolic Mastery 1. Play decreases from the real-life conditions associated with it. 2. Play becomes less self-centered. 3. Play gradually includes more complex schemes.

16. Controversy Piaget Children begin make-believe play spontaneously around the age of two.

17. Controversy Piaget Children begin make-believe play spontaneously around the age of two. Vygotsky Children learn make-believe play through guided efforts.

18. Vygotsky’s view is currently the preferred view.

19. Make-Believe Play Enhances:

20. Supports proximal development

21. Make-Believe Play Enhances: Supports proximal development Social Competence

22. Make-Believe Play Enhances: Supports proximal development Social Competence Promotes cognitive and emotional development

23. Make-Believe Play Enhances: Supports proximal development Social Competence Promotes cognitive and emotional development Concentration and Inner Security

24. Provide materials so children can pretend to do what you do Give students red pencils and let them grade papers Fill your classroom with objects that promote pretending

25. Questions???? How does poverty affect these theories? How does poverty affect these theories? Do you remember your favorite made up game? Do you remember your favorite made up game?

26. References http://www.unm.edu/~vygotsky/c_make. pdf http://www.unm.edu/~vygotsky/c_make. pdf http://www.unm.edu/~vygotsky/c_make. pdf http://www.unm.edu/~vygotsky/c_make. pdf http://www.livingeffectively.com/public/pl ay.htm http://www.livingeffectively.com/public/pl ay.htm http://www.livingeffectively.com/public/pl ay.htm http://www.livingeffectively.com/public/pl ay.htm http://www.jellybeanscd.com http://www.jellybeanscd.com http://www.jellybeanscd.com Berk, L. (2006) Child Development,232- 233,261-263 Berk, L. (2006) Child Development,232- 233,261-263