Definition of Play group

1. Noun. A small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions.

Exact synonyms: Playschool
Generic synonyms: Preschool

Lexicographical Neighbors of Play Group

play bow
play by ear
play catch-up
play dead
play down
play dumb
play false
play fast and loose
play fight
play fights
play for love
play for time
play games
play gooseberry
play group (current term)
play hard to get
play hardball
play hookey
play hooky
play house
play houses
play in
play it by ear
play it cool
play it safe
play list
play money
play off
play on

Literary usage of Play group

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Educational Sociology by Walter Robinson Smith (1917)
"THE play group THE second of the primary social groups is the playground group. This group is as universal, and is little if any less important, ..."

2. Essentials of Social Psychology by Emory Stephen Bogardus (1920)
"As a member of a play-group, the child learns cooperative lessons of ... Upon entry into school the child's play group increases rapidly in size. ..."

3. Society: Its Origin and Development by Henry Kalloch Rowe (1916)
"The play group is the first social training-ground for the child outside of the home, and it continues to be a desirable form of association, ..."

4. New Teachers for a New Century: The Future of Early Childhood Professional by Diane Horm-Wingerd (2001)
"Each play group meets for 11/2 hours once per week for 12 weeks. Each of the play groups is planned and implemented by an interdisciplinary team comprised ..."

5. Teaching Young Children Ages 1-6 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Jill Norris, Marilyn Evans, Cindy Davis (2002)
"Invite one or two other parents of children to join a playground play group. 2. Decide on a regular time to meet. Depending on your schedule, you may choose ..."

6. The Religious Education of Adolescents: By Norman Richardson Including by Norman Egbert Richardson, William Byron Forbush, Mary Eliza Moxcey (1918)
"... into a play group. Those organizations that provide practical, concrete ideas of right behavior in the form of a code of conduct recognized by all the ..."

7. How to Know Your Child by Miriam (Finn) Scott (1915)
"(Mothers organizing a play group and having children below school age may, of course, arrange for a regular morning session.) It was understood that older ..."

8. An Introduction to Educational Sociology by Walter Robinson Smith (1917)
"THE play group THE second of the primary social groups is the playground group. This group is as universal, and is little if any less important, ..."

9. Essentials of Social Psychology by Emory Stephen Bogardus (1920)
"As a member of a play-group, the child learns cooperative lessons of ... Upon entry into school the child's play group increases rapidly in size. ..."

10. Society: Its Origin and Development by Henry Kalloch Rowe (1916)
"The play group is the first social training-ground for the child outside of the home, and it continues to be a desirable form of association, ..."

11. New Teachers for a New Century: The Future of Early Childhood Professional by Diane Horm-Wingerd (2001)
"Each play group meets for 11/2 hours once per week for 12 weeks. Each of the play groups is planned and implemented by an interdisciplinary team comprised ..."

12. Teaching Young Children Ages 1-6 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Jill Norris, Marilyn Evans, Cindy Davis (2002)
"Invite one or two other parents of children to join a playground play group. 2. Decide on a regular time to meet. Depending on your schedule, you may choose ..."

13. The Religious Education of Adolescents: By Norman Richardson Including by Norman Egbert Richardson, William Byron Forbush, Mary Eliza Moxcey (1918)
"... into a play group. Those organizations that provide practical, concrete ideas of right behavior in the form of a code of conduct recognized by all the ..."

14. How to Know Your Child by Miriam (Finn) Scott (1915)
"(Mothers organizing a play group and having children below school age may, of course, arrange for a regular morning session.) It was understood that older ..."

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