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What
Children Do . . .
Children
pretend to be: pirates, train engineers, fire fighters,
kings, queens, princesses, police officers, cowboys, cowgirls,
mommies, daddies, mail carriers, super heroes, storybook characters,
and others.
Children
have: tea parties, build restaurants, space shuttles,
stores, airplanes, animal houses, and more.
What
Children Learn . . .
Socially
& Emotionally
Play
out real life situations, group interactions, problem solving,
experience different roles and see from different vantage points,
jobs in the community, respect for self and others, self expression,
creative use of materials, confidence, self esteem, verbalizing
their needs, and conflict resolution.
Cognitively:
Literacy, Math, & Science
Language
development, planning skills, vocabulary, problem solving, classification,
develop representational thinking, and creating cognitive models
of how the world works.
Physically
Fine
motor skills: buttoning, snapping, zipping, dressing
skills, body awareness, and physical expression.
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