Puppet power
Document Type
Other
Publication Title
Every Child
Publisher
Early Childhood Australia
School
School of Education / Edith Cowan Institute for Education Research
RAS ID
24742
Abstract
Young children participate in symbolic and/or pretend play and this involves pretending or the use of symbols that stand in for that which is real. The interest and fascination that young children hold for puppets is connected to one form of play—projected play. In projected play, children play with objects and toys, giving them voices and personalities and using them to enter into imaginary worlds (Slade, 1954)...
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Lovering, C. (2015 ). Puppet power. Every Child, 21(4), 38-39. Available here