Stages and Concepts of Development Within Play

Discussion 1: Stages
and Concepts of Development Within Play
Think about the last time you shopped for toys. Perhaps you were
buying toys for your own children or children of friends or family. If you
shopped online, one of the filters you probably used to find an appropriate toy
was age range. While toy manufacturers designate specific age ranges due to the
choking hazards associated with the item, they also take child development into
account. They know that designing a 250-piece puzzle is neither appropriate nor
useful for a 2-year-old who has limited sensory and motor skills. In this
discussion, you will reflect on a favorite toy or game as a child and determine
which stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development you were in when you
played with it.
To prepare for this Discussion
·
Review this week’s Learning Resources on Piaget’s cognitive
development theory. Pay particular attention to the description of each state
of cognitive development.
·
Consider a favorite toy or game you played with during childhood
or adolescence.
·
Using Piaget’s theory, identify the stage of development you were
in when you played with this toy or game. How did the skills evident in that
stage affect how you played with your toy or game?

By Day 3
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EE (instructor)
RE: Discussion 1 – Week 5
Hi Tom. Can you expand a little more specifically on how concepts of concrete operational thought applied to how you played with Rubik’s cube? And, how might your play have differed playing with this toy in another stage?
Dr. E

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