Play can provide an important opportunity for children to
practice self-regulation in a variety of dimensions. It often takes
place with other children and involves the teacher’s provisions of
an appropriate physical context and time for play. It can involve
group or individual intervention to support rule-governed play
and to help children plan for play (Bodrova, 1997; Bodrova and
Leong, 1996, 1998a, 1998b).