Questions for an ECE teacher- what is "play" to you?

Question

I am in an Early Childhood Education classroom and I need to interview a mother, a father, and an ECE teacher and get their response to the following questions. I would really appreciate your help!

**Note: "young child" means 1-8 years!**

1.) What do you think play is for young children?

2.) Do you think play is important for young children?

3.) Do you think boys and girls play differently? How?

4.) Do you think adults should try to get all children to play with the same toys regardless of gender?

5.) If you could give a young boy just one toy, what would it be?

6.) If you could give a young girl just one toy, what would it be?

Answer 1

1.) What do you think play is for young children? Play is the ability to use your own imagination and be able to achieve your own outcomes vs. someone telling you how and what to do.

2.) Do you think play is important for young children? Being able to play is very important to the development of a child. It allows the child to solve problems and also allows them to interact with other children. It will also allow them to voice themselves in a independant manner

3.) Do you think boys and girls play differently? How? Yes, they do. Boys will play rough and will want to do what the other child is doing while girls will take on the mothering role and take of care others around them

4.) Do you think adults should try to get all children to play with the same toys regardless of gender? I think that it si up to the child as to what they prefer to play with.

5.) If you could give a young boy just one toy, what would it be? blocks

6.) If you could give a young girl just one toy, what would it be?

coloring book and crayons