2. # 1 MATERIALS
There are 4 different themes for dramatic play: Housekeeping,
different kinds of work, fantasy and leisure.
For an 8 hour class the children should be able to play with this
particular are for at least an hour and there should be at 3-5 of the same
item so there is no competition between the children and they can have a
meaningful play experience. But if the program only runs for 6 hours
dramatic play needs to be ¾ of an hour or for a 4 hour program ½ hour
should be set aside for dramatic play.
3. #1 MAT E RIAL S FOR IN FAN TS AN D
SPE CIAL N E E D S CHIL D RE N
They can use the same ideas when it comes to the furniture but
infants will need soft dolls and toys versus the hard dolls you make
get for toddlers and they need 3-5 each of those
Special needs children will probably just need assistant with putting
things on but can also use the same toys
4. #1 MATERIALS
In the Housekeeping area
there should be dolls, child
size furniture, dress-up
clothes and kitchen utensils
and items that can be found
in a kitchen setting such as
food products
5. #1 MATERIALS
In the Different kinds of work
area there should be things for an
office, store. Farm, construction
and transportation such as
clothing that represents a
different field of play and
furniture that does the same
6. #1 MATERIALS
In the Fantasy are there should be
things like animals, dinosaurs and
storybook characters
In the Leisure area there should be
things like sports items and camping
theme items
7. #2 DIVERSITY
To make sure there is something for
everybody no matter race or gender
there are a lot different ways to
represent different places around the
world such as clothing and food from
different places and also when
labeling the items in the center I
would put English and Spanish terms
or whatever is represented in my
classroom
8. #3 SKILLS AND
ABILITIES
In dramatic play children should be able to
Invent symbols to stand for real objects
(“Pretend this block is a baby bottle”),
Invent stories, sequence events,
Explore roles, (ex. “How does it feel to
be…)
Collaborate with others,
Practice language in different contexts (I’m
a doctor. Let me take your temperature.”)
Examine and develop relationships (slide 24
of part 2)
10. The teacher roles is to
develop and organize classroom
resource materials to facilitate
planning and programming.
Adults pretend with children!
TEACHER ROLES ARE….
Role play helps children begin
to understand other’s points of
view,
“I know how to make people feel better. I
can be gentle.”(PowerPoint 2 slide26)
11. Strand 1: Social and Emotional
Development
A2 : Form and maintain secure relationships
with others.
Strategies:
- Holding, cuddling, hugging, smiling and
maintaining eye contact while providing care, playing,
and interacting verbally.
- Talking with and singing to child using rhyme,
rhythm, and repetition frequently, especially during
feeding and diaper changes.
MILESTONE DEVELOPMENT OF
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DOMAINS
12. Strand 2: Learning About the
World
B5. Enjoy games of repeated
hiding and finding. (Page 27)
Strategies:
•Hiding keys under a cover and
waiting for infant to find them.
(Page 29)
M I L E S TO N E D E V E L O P M E N T O F
L E A R N I N G A B O U T T H E WO R L D D O M A I N S
13. Strand 1: Persistence
A10.Show growing capacity to maintain
concentration overtime on a task, question, set of
directions or interactions, despite distractions and
interruptions.
Strategies:
Creating projects for child to work on
overtime(e.g., planting seeds and nurturing them
to watch them grow).
(Page 59)
MILESTONE DEVELOPMENT OF
APPROACHES TO LEARNING
14. Strand 2: Initiative and Curiosity
B10.Invent projects and work on them
with little assistance.
Strategies:
-Providing opportunities for child to form,
design, and undertake activities and projects.
-Providing materials of interest including
recycled/reused materials such as paper towel
rolls for child to create own designs.
(page 61)
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TO L E A R N I N G I N I T I A T I V E A N D
C U R I O S I T Y
