A large part of our early years curriculum is using the child's voice within our program. Here is a dramatic play area that my co-educator Sai and I set up. This space initially stemmed from our Term 1 unit "All About Me". Children spoke about their friends, their families and where they lived. Children talked about which street they lived on.This led to the question: who lives in our neighbourhood? One lovely little girl said "a man on a bike brings us food" She meant Uber eats! Hahah don't you just love what kids say! Another child said that he saw the ambulance drive past. We continued to talk about more community helpers and that is how we set up this Firefighters dramatic play area. We had costumes, helmets, a water hose and lots of buildings on fire!
The benefits of dramatic play include:
- Learning conflict resolution, helping children to learn creative problem-solving skills alongside their peers
- Exploring self-empowerment, allowing kids the opportunity to make choices, act out their feelings, and find a new connection to themselves
- Blowing off steam, so overly energetic children have another outlet to decompress and have fun
- Engaging in language development, encouraging kids to express themselves in different ways, whether playing a role or playing as themselves
- Embracing self-regulation, especially in role-playing where children are expected to fulfill a particular part in the play scenario
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