Dramatic Play
Promoting Oral Language at the Drama Center (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyAges:
4-6
Grade Range:
PreK KFood Groups:
Primary: Oral Language & ELL, Motivation for Literacy
Transcript
Teacher: Dramatic play is a very important component within a classroom with young children. Dramatic play can be done using many different forms. It can be puppets, it can be self-made puppets, it could be the children going behind the curtain and staging their own play. It could be done with blocks, and it could be done just through the children imagination. It's amazing how dramatic play can be used and incorporated in our art, in our writing, in storytelling. So the dramatic play area is a very important part of our classroom environment. Student 1: Once upon a time there was three snowmans who liked to dance ... Student 2: I love snow because I love to make snowmen and its so much fun to play in the snow ...
Activity Objective
The goal of Dramatic Play: Promoting Oral Language at the Drama Center (Virtual Tour) is to create activities and purposes for students to use complex oral language structures.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Change the dramatic play center on a regular basis to maintain student interest.
- Model how to use the drama center so that students understand the expectations.
- Have students perform short skits using puppets and a presentation stage.
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