Preschoolers Felix, Maya, Reagan, and Matthew decide to play cops and robbers. They decide that Felix and Maya will act as the cops and Reagan and Matthew will act as the robbers. They form a set of rules and decide on the location of the jail. The type of play that the children are engaged in is ____.

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The children are engaged in cooperative play, which involves organizing roles and activities towards a common goal, in this case, playing cops and robbers with defined roles and rules.

Preschoolers Felix, Maya, Reagan, and Matthew Decide to Play Cops