Specifics of modern spontaneous play in preschool children

Abstract

The article presents results obtained during the study of various features of preschool children`s play activity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the state of free spontaneous modern preschoolers` play, including role play, or pretend play. The study setting is a state secondary in Moscow. The study involved 26 pupils aged 4 to 6 years. The main study method was included observation of children's play activities. The results showed that modern preschoolers` games plots were mainly reproductive, consisted of stereotypical actions. For the development of the plot and the game as a whole, children needed guidance from an adult. It was found that in most games, the role was missing. Its manifestations, such as role-playing speech, actions according to the role, were extremely rare. Also, in most groups of children, there was a frequent distraction to extraneous stimuli, which almost immediately ruined the course of the game. The data obtained can be used to understand better and study contemporary children's play further.