Maleah and Mara Are Sitting at a Table Playing with Play

question 244

Multiple Choice

Maleah and Mara are sitting at a table playing with play dough.They are each playing alone,but occasionally look to see what the other is doing.Maleah and Mara are engaged in

• A)parallel play.
• B)associative play.
• C)cooperative play.
• D)Make-believe play.

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