Early childhood classrooms abound with play. Outdoor play, sensory play, and learning areas, among others, each play a role in children’s early development. Typically, play can be grouped into four types: functional, physical, constructive and pretend. Each type of play lends to different learning and practice opportunities for children. For example, pretend play promotes self-regulation and symbolic thinking (Lindsey & Colwell, 2013; Bodrova, 2008), where physical play can promote peer-to-peer play initiation and healthy bodies (Lindsey & Colwell, 2013). 

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