TY - JOUR TI - Problematyka zabawy w rozwoju dzieci przedszkolnych w świetle literatury przedmiotu AU - Dziewiątkowska-Kozłowska, Kinga TI - Problematyka zabawy w rozwoju dzieci przedszkolnych w świetle literatury przedmiotu AB - The issue of play in development of preschool children, based on theoretical reports The aim of the author’s discussion is to present an overview of the issue of play and its importance for development of preschool children. The first part of the article focused on the reference to the definition and function of play. In the next part, various theories and classifications of play were presented. In the last part, play of younger and older preschool children was characterized. The conclusions emphasized the importance of the developmental function of play, as well as described it as the basic form of activity for preschool children. Keywords: play, preschool age, psychology, pedagogy, child development VL - 2022 IS - 1 (19)/2022 PY - 2022 SN - 2353-7140 C1 - 2353-7159 SP - 111 EP - 122 DO - 10.4467/23537159PPW.22.010.16870 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/ppiw/artykul/problematyka-zabawy-w-rozwoju-dzieci-przedszkolnych-w-swietle-literatury-przedmiotu KW - zabawa KW - wiek przedszkolny KW - psychologia KW - pedagogika KW - rozwój dziecka