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  • Sunset Valley Elementary School
  • Austin, TX
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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The dramatic play area is a favorite with both boys and girls. Every year it’s a tie between which center is the most popular in my classroom, the dramatic play center or the blocks center. Young children thrive on pretend play, they love to dress up and act out real life situations in the play center. The opportunities for developing creativity, imagination, and oral language skills in the play center are endless! Dramatic play is an integral part of a child’s social, emotional and cognitive development. Both unstructured and structured dramatic play offer teachable moments about conflict resolution. Disagreements between children will crop up naturally during unstructured dramatic play, which offers a chance for kids to work through their differences and arrange a compromise. Also, it provides a prime opportunity for kids to see “functional print”—like newspapers, signs or menus. Dramatic play allows kids to act out scenarios they’ve seen or heard in real life, giving them an important emotional outlet. This new Dramatic Play Center will allow me to support my kids and encourage their ideas!

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The dramatic play area is a favorite with both boys and girls. Every year it’s a tie between which center is the most popular in my classroom, the dramatic play center or the blocks center. Young children thrive on pretend play, they love to dress up and act out real life situations in the play center. The opportunities for developing creativity, imagination, and oral language skills in the play center are endless! Dramatic play is an integral part of a child’s social, emotional and cognitive development. Both unstructured and structured dramatic play offer teachable moments about conflict resolution. Disagreements between children will crop up naturally during unstructured dramatic play, which offers a chance for kids to work through their differences and arrange a compromise. Also, it provides a prime opportunity for kids to see “functional print”—like newspapers, signs or menus. Dramatic play allows kids to act out scenarios they’ve seen or heard in real life, giving them an important emotional outlet. This new Dramatic Play Center will allow me to support my kids and encourage their ideas!

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