Topic > Essay on Solitary Play - 1217

All children engage in solitary play at the same time and this is not an indicator of whether the child is sociable or unsociable. Children often engage in this type of play because they enjoy it and have active imaginations. This type of play was observed at the LCC Camille Prada Early Child Development Center on Monday, October 5, 2015 in the green classroom with Child A. For example, at the beginning of my observation, Child A was sitting in the center of the play block just playing with the blocks while all the other kids were at the music center dancing and singing along with the teacher. Sometimes Child A would stop and look at the other group, as if interested in what they were doing, at which point he would engage in the spectator game, however he would return his attention to his blocks and never join in with the other children . Additionally, Child A waited until a different center emptied of children and then visited that center and played with the objects alone. He did this several times during my observation of him. Children play alone for various reasons and one of the positive aspects of solitary play is that they are able to use their imagination and make their own rules while participating in this type of play.