... individual and becoming an independent adult. Play brings together the ideas, feelings, relationships and physical life of the child. It supports children to operate what they know and how to comprehend things about the world and people they meet. When children play they can rearrange their lives, for example, children grow physically as they rearrange (gross motor) the large elements (table, chairs, cradle) of the interest area and as they manipulate (fine motor) contents (food boxes, dolls, clothes, and hats) of the interest area. They practice their real life situations, reflect on the past and get their thoughts, feelings, relationships and physical bodies under their own control. Primarily, through playing, children gain a sense of self-reliance and competence, which helps them to face the world and cope with it. It is a process by which individuals can explicit themselves and develop a range of cognitive and social skills by interacting with ...

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