Dramatic Play Areas Analysis

In our childcare center we have a variety of materials placed where children are able to access and reach easily. There are six different learning centers for children to explore. There is a carpet area for circle time, a quiet area with books, an area with blocks and puzzles, an area for painting, writing and coloring to develop fine motor skills, and dress-up and pretend home area i.e. kitchen sets with dishes and pretend food,

However, if I could make changes I would like to dedicate an area for science. I would love to include a sand and water table, sensory bins, ect. I think a class pet would also be beneficial to students and encourage responsibility at an early age!

I feel my room design that I created myself, offers the most learning with the given space. Learning centers are set up around the perimeter of the room with an open floor plan for the center of the room. This allows for free movement of the children. The learning centers offer independent play, creativity, imagination, cause and effect play, independent learning, open ended toys in a safe, clean environment that also offers lots of exploring options. I believe children learn best when the childcare space is well organized, offers lots of different options for the children, with clear rules and boundaries set. My program is play based so I believe children need lots of play in their day; child and adult lead

As an early years practitioner you will recognise that children’s play is closely linked to their learning and development. Children learn in so many different ways but you will notice that they learn mainly through play. When children are able to do many different activity’s that allows them to lean but have fun at the same time thy will find what they are doing fun and will engage the children. It is important that when in you your setting you set up a variety of educational activity’s this way the children will be able to choose freely what they want to do.

Dramatic play permits children to fit the reality of the world into their own interests and knowledge. One of the purest forms of symbolic thought available to young children, dramatic play, contributes strongly to the intellectual development of children. Young children learn by imagining and doing and dramatic play allows them to do so. Dramatic play also promotes the use of speaking and listening skills. When children take part in this type of play, they practice words they have heard others say, and realize that they must listen to what other “players” say in order to be able to respond in an appropriate fashion. This style of play also promotes the development of social skills through interaction with others, peers or adults, which is a necessary factor in a child’s future.

We should ensure that learning environments are suitable for the age group and needs and abilities for each child present – correct seating size, equipment, information on important

The materials presented for the age level is perfect, there are markers and even crayons out for them to write and draw pictures whenever they want to. But there aren’t any pens or permanent markers out knowing the children are not old enough yet, there is scrap paper out, but not a whole lot for them to make a mess with. Also there is a sand and water table but at a level where they won’t make a huge mess, and know not to make a mess. If the children were two years old in this room, there would be a lot of changed made to everything. Not a lot would be out in access for them to get at, the little toys and other toys would be up and away so they wouldn’t choke. The schedule and writing on each object of what it is would be popping out so the children can feel it, but also look more at pictures more than words. Their schedule would even be shorter and less play time since children need more time to learn but also play at the same

The center I chose to observe was the dramatic play center which is a kitchen. I chose this center because because it's a great way to observe children. The purpose of the dramatic play center is to help develop social, emotional and oral language skills. It gives children a chance to assign roles, self regulate when having to take turns and during all of this children are developing language skills.

While the children are playing with each other they are working on their cooperation skills, communicate skill, fine motor skills and their gross motor skills all at once. Pretend play gives children a visual perception on things in life. It also teaches children how to face some real life situations they might have to face in life. There are specific materials children will be using in this activity because in pretend play and thing can be used or absolutely nothing has to be used . as the teacher I have to model out some situations so children can feel more comfortable while playing.

Intellectually they are learning about problem solving, numeracy and developing their reading and writing skills. Children’s ability to communicate with peers and adults develops through creative play as well as their overall speech and listening skills. Physically, creativity can help develop fine motor skills by children using materials such as crayons, paints and sticking. Participating in movement activities such as dance or drama (role play) also enhances the overall physical development of a child.

We have cubbies were students put their belongings. We have tables that either two to three students can sit and do their work or activities. A few ways to improve my classroom would be to have a few more educational poster like of nutrition, grammar (nouns, verbs, adjectives and etc.), separating the different elementary grade levels so they near posters that would benefit them and adding activity board where students can draw or use it. The positive things in the classroom is that the room is separated into two parts so kids doing homework is in one part and kids playing is in the other part. Also, having posters that are beneficial to what kids are learning in school and the individuals’ cubbies for each student and the

Materials and manipulatives are spread along the outside walls of the classroom and children are free to choose which type of materials they would like to work with during independent work time. You do not notice any individual desks and chairs set up in the classroom, rather a few tables and chairs grouped together. The furniture is all child size and you do not see any adult sized furniture throughout the classroom.

Detroit Theatre Collective will mount a production of a classic play that examines corporate oppression, family dysfunction and the fading mirage of the American dream.  We will unearth the timely (and timeless) content of this work, such as economic 'folklore' of the lower classes and the lies that we tell ourselves in order to survive.

Unlike Cardinal Stage, BPP has their own venue, and in my opinion, it is a very nice venue space for theatrical productions. They only focus on new plays and generally received around 1,000 plays in total for both drama and comedy. They use volunteer script readers to help them at selecting those plays. Our guest speaker is David Sheehan, he shared his personal experience of working with BPP. He told us that he started to be a volunteer script reader five or six years ago, and he enjoyed working at here and now he is the associate artistic director of BPP. Also, he mentioned about there were only three full-time staffs working at BPP, and they provided some opportunities for students to both volunteer and internship. I was very impressed at their ticket sales.

My classroom is geared for a Kindergarten class of 20 students, in a general education setting. The learning environment has been organized to maximize the students’ safety, allow for student and teacher movement, promote collaboration among peers, and foster student engagement in classroom activities. Furniture utilized in this setting is developmentally and size appropriate, so that children are comfortable. Storage cubbies, equipment, and materials have been placed in areas that are easily accessible to both myself and my students without restricting the flow of classroom traffic or blocking the student’s view of or access to learning materials.