What are the different types of play?

Question

like creative, manipulative etc

i can only think of 5

Answer 1

there are six types of play.

manipulative play - eg  colouring, drawing.

quiet play - eg jigsaws, puzzles, reading.

active play - eg bike riding, football.

co-operative play - eg pretend play, board games.

creative play  - eg painting, creating crafts.

dramatic  play - eg role play

I work as a nursery nurse I hope this helps.

Answer 2

There are many types of play,  often the categories are not mutually exclusive.  This is one grouping that might be useful to you.

Types of Play

ACTIVE/ PHYSICAL/ MOTOR

COOPERATIVE/ SOCIAL/ INTERACTIVE

DRAMATIC/ CREATIVE/ FANTASY/PRETEND

ARTISTIC/ MUSICAL

QUIET/ PASSIVE/ SOLITARY

FREE/ UNSTRUCTURED

NATURE-BASED/ OUTSIDE

CONSTRUCTIVE/ MANIPULATIVE/ SENSORY MOTOR

RULE-BASED/GAME/ STRUCTURED

MASTERY/ SKILL DEVELOPMENT

ELECTRONIC/ TECHNOLOGICAL

Answer 3

It depends of which childhood theory you are refering to; like Piaget mentions two, Montessori mentions five, and some others will mention different ones.  But I think that the first answer is really good.