Keyword

constructive play

Description: A form of play in which children create or assemble objects, structures, or representations, often supporting learning and problem solving.

Primary topic: Early Childhood Education and Development (31%)

OpenAlex ID: keywords/constructive-play

Peer Interactions in Mainstreamed and Specialized Classrooms: A Comparative Analysis

1988 · Michael J. Guralnick, Joseph M. Groom · Exceptional Children · 149

Effects of Play Equipment and Loose Parts on Preschool Children's Outdoor Play Behavior: An Observational Study and Design Intervention

2008 · Lorraine E. Maxwell, Mari R. Mitchell, et al. · Children Youth and Environments · 131

The impact of playground design on play choices and behaviors of pre-school children

2013 · Janet Dyment, Timothy S. O'Connell · Children s Geographies · 100

Effects of constructive and dramatic play on perspective taking in very young children.

1979 · Susan M. Burns, Charles J. Brainerd · Developmental Psychology · 79

What Exactly Is Play, and Why Is It Such a Powerful Vehicle for Learning?

2017 · Peter Gray · Topics in Language Disorders · 73

The social behavior of preschool children at different developmental levels: Effects of group composition

1981 · Michael J. Guralnick · Journal of Experimental Child Psychology · 68

Play from Birth to Twelve and Beyond

2021 · Doris Pronin Fromberg, Doris Bergen · Routledge eBooks · 63

Preschool Children’s Loose Parts Play and the Relationship to Cognitive Development: A Review of the Literature

2023 · Ozlem Cankaya, Natalia Rohatyn-Martin, et al. · Journal of Intelligence · 62

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The construction of cohesive text by preschoolers in two play contexts∗

1982 · A. D. Pellegrini · Discourse Processes · 59

The Impact of a Natural Playscape Installation on Young Children's Play Behaviors

2013 · Lisa P. Kuh, Iris Ponte, et al. · Children Youth and Environments · 57

TEACHER OR PLAYMATE? ASIAN IMMIGRANT AND EURO-AMERICAN PARENTS' PARTICIPATION IN THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN's DAILY ACTIVITIES

2008 · Parminder Parmar, Sara Harkness, et al. · Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal · 55

Constructive play: Applying Piaget in the preschool

1980 · George E. Forman, Fleet Hill · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 50

Pengembangan Model Bermain Konstruktif dengan Media Balok untuk Meningkatkan Visual-Spasial Anak

2021 · Rahmatia Rahmatia, Hadi Pajarianto, et al. · Jurnal Obsesi Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini · 49

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Developmental Trends in Preschool Play as a Function of Classroom Program and Child Gender

1981 · James E. Johnson, Joan Ershler · Child Development · 48

Toys and Play Behaviors: An Overview

1985 · Kenneth H. Rubin, Nina Howe · Topics in Early Childhood Special Education · 45

Effects of different forms of filmed aggression on children's constructive and destructive play.

1973 · Grant Noble · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 44

The relation between children’s constructive play activities, spatial ability, and mathematical word problem-solving performance: a mediation analysis in sixth-grade students

2014 · Meike Oostermeijer, Anton J. H. Boonen, et al. · Frontiers in Psychology · 43

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Children’s play preferences: implications for the preschool education

2008 · Vlasta Gmitrova, Mária Podhajecká, et al. · Early Child Development and Care · 40

Pretend play by African American children in head start

1994 · Lisa A. Weinberger, Prentice Starkey · Early Childhood Research Quarterly · 38

The Relation between the Ratio of Children Per Activity Area and Off-Task Behavior and Type of Play in Day Care Centers

2004 · Elyse J. Kantrowitz, Gary W. Evans · Environment and Behavior · 35

Play Behavior in a Discovery-Based and a Formal-Education Preschool Program

1980 · James E. Johnson, Joan Ershler, et al. · Child Development · 34

Constructive Play: A Value-Added Strategy for Meeting Early Learning Standards.

2008 · Walter F. Drew, James Christie, et al. · Young children · 33

A Sociocultural Investigation of the Effects of Peer Interaction on Play

2004 · Dorothy J. Sluss, Andrew J. Stremmel · Journal of Research in Childhood Education · 33

A comparison of children's play and non-play behavior before and after schoolyard greening monitored by video observations

2022 · Janke E. van Dijk-Wesselius, Jolanda Maas, et al. · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 32

The Effects of Play Period Duration on Children's Play Patterns Patterns

1988 · James F. Christie, E. Peter Johnsen, et al. · Journal of Research in Childhood Education · 32

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Citation count: 2,463