I am now going into my third week in kindergarten, and have been trying to observe the children play as much as possible. As I begin taking over more subjects, I have tried to implement play into my activities as much as possible. For example, in math last week I had the children play the game Trouble. For this activity the students were practicing adding and counting by moving spaces, and I also saw a lot of cooperation and problem solving. There were some students that did not understand how to play the game, so the other students explained and helped them. I also saw them problem solve on their own, when some students were worried others were cheating. They went back on their own to figure out how many spaces they were supposed to go. I have seen first hand how play reinforces cooperation skills, social development and problem solving. There is one boy who has a hard time socializing and solving problems independently, and I notice that he does not play. I have tried to set up some play situations so that he feels welcomed into a situation and comfortable playing with others. Hopefully, play will help him to develop socially.