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Children’s perspectives on play

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This photograph shows three children, all around four years old, playing on a long black slide built into a hill within a grassy outdoor play area. One boy, wearing a coat and trousers, is about to go down the slide. He is followed by a girl wearing a coat and jeans, and a boy wearing a khaki-coloured coat and grey trousers. These two children can be seen climbing the grassy incline to take their turn. In the background are trees forming a hedge that marks the boundary of the play area.

 1.1 What does play mean?