Question

In preschool one day, 5 children decided to help each other build a fort with the items that were available to them. each child took it upon him/herself to find objects in the classroom that could be put together to build a fort. this is an example of

Answer 1

This is an example of associative play.
It means that the children are in the same location, but not necessarily close to each other or playing together. Each of these kids has their own plan and agenda of how to bring the plan to fruition, and they are not really cooperating in order to build the fort.