<Li> Onlooker play (behavior)--when the child watches others at play but does not engage in it . The child may engage in forms of social interaction, such as conversation about the play, without actually joining in the activity . This type of activity is also more common in younger children . </Li> <Li> Parallel play (adjacent play, social coaction)--when the child plays separately from others but close to them and mimicking their actions . This type of play is seen as a transitory stage from a socially immature solitary and onlooker type of play, to a more socially mature associative and cooperative type of play . </Li> <Li> Associative play--when the child is interested in the people playing but not in coordinating their activities with those people, or when there is no organized activity at all . There is a substantial amount of interaction involved, but the activities are not in sync . </Li> <Li> Cooperative play--when a child is interested both in the people playing and in the activity they are doing . In cooperative play, the activity is organized, and participants have assigned roles . There is also increased self - identification with a group, and a group identity may emerge . This is relatively uncommon in the preschool and Kindergarten years, because it requires more social maturity and more advanced organization skills . Examples would be dramatic play activities with roles, like playing school, or a game with rules, such as freeze tag . </Li>

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