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Props In The Play

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At the beginning of the play, Brenda and April were playing separately. Brenda begins playing with the fruits and vegetables, telling Ms. Brittany she’s a farmer. Codi is nearby, trying on hats, and tells Ms. Brittany he’s an astronaut. Both Codi and Brenda, utilized the props to enhance their play. April Strolls her baby around the room, then decides she wants to take her shopping. In this play, April was a master player because she was able to initiate the play, and express her ideas. She was able to interact with each player and organize the play. She used the props to help make a representation come to life, which was buying the cheeseburger and flowers. Codi was also a master player and was also able to lead the play and execute the ideas initiated for play.
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Brenda and April found dolls and kitchen items to play with. While Codi found different hats to try on. All of their play changed because they interacted with different materials. Ms. Brittany provided more than enough props for them from the mirrors, dolls, stroller, cash register, flowers, and so much more. Because of this large variety, the children were able to keep playing and their play was not interrupted. The children did not fight over any of the materials, which made this a fun learning environment Instead, they were able to utilize all items. “Without enough to do, children hurt themselves and each other, practice rule- breaking, and fuss or become lethargic” (Johnson & Reynolds, 2011, p.28) Instead, all children were engaged for the duration of the play. In past observations, I have seen Codi become lethargic when things are not his way, or he doesn’t get the toy he wants right away. In this case, he was only upset when Daniel attempted to join his play, but was able to work it out. There were more than enough hats for him to try on, and enough items for him to engage with when at the cash

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