p.2 Philosopher Karl Groos believed play was a way to consolidate and practice vital skills for
survival (Johnson, Christie, and Yawkey 1999).
p.5 Piaget thought that children's play does not merely reflect their existing developmental level. Children
also use play to integrate new information and grow into a higher level of cognitive understanding.
p.7 Jerome Bruner, an American psychologist born in 1915, proposes ways in which play supports
creativity, flexibility, and problem solving. According to Bruner, children can experiment with new and different
behavior without any real-life consequences. They can try many strategies and then choose the one that is most effective.
Bruner says that this flexibility can result in better problem solving and decision making. Without fear of failure,
children use their imagination and flexibility to craft inventive solutions (Johnson, Christie, and Wardle 2005).
p.12 Children think during play. They create mental pictures in their minds about
a story or actions that they then act out.
p.20-21 Play with Objects... Children... use their senses to explore
and learn about the object. Then they see how it fits with other objects and how to build with it
