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Elklan. Speech and Language Support for 3-5s%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023 166S88.3.2 The developmental sequence of Imaginative Play(Slide 239)%u2022 Present the sequence:o Acting out routineso Role Playo Cooperative and Complex Imaginative Play8.3.3 Acting out routines(Slide 240)%u2022 Once the child can relate everyday objects to dolls and teddies etc (18 months+), this type of Large Doll Play gradually becomes more complex.%u2022 By 2%u00bd the child can join two play sequences together to start acting out routines e.g. bath Doll (or Teddy) then put her to bed.%u2022 This type of play is important because it reflects a child%u2019s understanding of his world: Observe a child%u2019s play and you learn what they know and understand about the world around them. %u2022 This type of play is also an important step towards a child developing language that links ideas together eventually leading to retelling an event and creating stories. %u2022 Initially Acting out Routines type play involves Large Doll sized resources but by 3 years, the children increasingly act out events using Small World Play.%u2022 If a 3 year old has delayed language check their play.