Robin MondesireKrystal Johnson

Chadaiya Maiden

Dramatic Play

Children need access to materials in numerous activity centers; one out of many activity centers will be discuss in this PowerPoint is Dramatic Play.

Item 1 & Item 2:What materials should be use in dramatic play center?How many materials are needed in dramatic play center to give children enough variety

and depth experiences? And what’s the teacher role? What to expect in dramatic play center?

How to ensure the most diversity in dramatic play center?Item 3 & Item 4: What skills and abilities do children develop from the experience of having daily access to

the materials and interactions in Dramatic Play?What is the benefits of Dramatic play?

What materials should be used in dramatic play center? How many materials are needed in the center to give children enough variety and depth experiences?

For Toddlers:

1. Role plays (2 genders dress-ups)

2. House-Keeping equipment, furniture

3. Pots, Utensils, Play foods

4. A total of 5 dolls, 3 different races

5. Animals/Puppets

6. Toy Phone/Building Blocks

For Infants:

7. Soft animals/Puppets

8. Different races of dolls

9. Pots/Pans and Toy phoneGoogle Search Image Dramatic Play Center | Dramatic Play, Dramatic Play Centers and Playswww.pinterest.com

What to expect in dramatic play center? What is the teacher role?

In the dramatic play center, role plays are discovery by

children's imagination and creatively.

Allows children to pretend- inventing a symbol for a real object.

Allows children to invent stories; practice language differences.

Allows the children to experience social/emotions while

communicating to others. Also asking and answering

questions according to the role the child is playing.

Allows the children to use cognitive skills and collaborate with

others. Promotes thinking and acting out stories.

AND TEACHERS CAN PRETEND WITH THE CHILDREN TOO. The teacher's role in dramatic play is crucial!

The teacher’s role is to provide interesting, real materials and planned space that reinforce our

learning objectives.

Show the children how to talk, act out ideas and appropriate behavior to use

Provide children with new ideas and problems to act out and dialogue to use.

Provide verbal guidance and reinforce children’s positive behaviors.

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How to ensure the most diversity in dramatic play center?

To ensure the most diversity in dramatic play center; cultures, ages, ability, race, and gender needs to be involved and access within children play.

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What skills and abilities do children develop from the experience of having daily access to the materials and interactions in Dramatic Play?

Children practice many skills and attempt to

understand what happens in the world.

Dramatic Play is the activity in which children

practice the most language skills in the classroom

and also develop their social skill.

Listening and talking become important while in

dramatic play as the children become older

preschoolers they start to take charge and

coordinate. Also, strong development in social-

emotional issues can be resolved through this play.

Children’s cognitive skills become stronger and they

learn how to make/tell a story, brainstorm, create

ideas, role play etc.

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What Are the benefits of Dramatic play?

Math Development Physical Social/Emotion Development Language Development Cognitive/Thinking Social Studies and Science Development

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