Preschool Classroom DRAMATIC
PLAY
(Homeliving/Housekeeping)
The dramatic play pretend
area is often the place where the most imaginative and involved
play occurs.
Goals/Skills:
- Understand and
experience the adult world through imitation
- Means to express
feelings and emotions
- Assist in better
understanding their world
- Experience a sense of
power by imitating grown-ups
- Develop creativity and
imagination
- Experience different
roles
- Improvision and
symbolic use of items abstract thinking
Supervision and Tips:
- Observe and listen to
the childrens behavior
- Interact on the
childs eye level by sitting or kneeling
- Encourage children to
talk about what it is they are doing
- Participate when
invited ("tea party" guest, etc)
- Help encourage
socialization and social play
- Avoid making yourself
the focus of interest excuse yourself when
appropriate
- Allow children to work
out their difficulties and conflicts independently if at
all possible
- Do not have too
many props in this area, or clean up can be overwhelming
Suggested Toys and
Materials:
- Cups
- Silverware
- Dinnerware
- Cookware
- Table/Chairs
- Kitchen Furniture
- Kitchen Items
- Aprons
- Vase and Flowers
- Plastic Food
- Empty Food Boxes
- Broom, Dustpan
- Dish Towel
- Home Living Furniture
- Phones
- Family Themed Dress Up Clothes
- Suitcases
- Purses
- Wallets
- Dolls and Baby Items
- Toiletries
- Sponge Curlers
- Old Hair Dryers - Cords Removed
- Full Length Mirror
- Lunch Boxes
- Tool Belts
- Tools and Tool Box
How to Set Up a
Dramatic Play Area
Prop Boxes in Dramatic Play
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