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Benefits of Dramatic Play

Posted in Any Age, Dramatic Play, Information

11/11/09

Dramatic play is pretend or make believe play where children use objects and roles in imaginative and realistic ways.Â Children think, speak, and act symbolically and in conjunction with others.Â Each child takes cues from his partner in sociodramatic play and responds accordingly. It provides children with skills that will be used later in life.Â

Benefits of Dramatic Play

Cognitive Development

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Learn to represent thought symbolically

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Focus attention and concentrate

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acquire concepts

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hypothesize, test and revise concepts

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Imagine Possibilities

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Use Divergent Thinking

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Problem Solve

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Discover mathematical and scientific concepts (classification, seriation and measurement)

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Understand economics

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Learn about adult roles and careers

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Think strategically

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Develop Sequential Memory

Social and Emotional Development

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Develop friendships

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Take turns, cooperate, and share

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Listen to others

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Share perspective of others

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Communicate appropriately

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Collaborate with peers

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Negotiate, renegotiate and resolve conflicts

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Adapt behavior to group goals

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Explore and express feelings

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Manage stress

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cope with unrealizable desires

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Postpone gratification

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Respect themselves and others

Physical Development

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fine and gross motor skills

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Balance

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Coordination

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Eye-hand coordination

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Flexibility

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Command of their bodies

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Perceptual motor development

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Spatial and distance awareness

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Physical competence and security

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Language and Literacy Development

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Communicate meaning

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Practice conventional speech

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Develop narrative language

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Create a meaningful environment for the functional use of literacy

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Act out stories that enhance story sequence, story sense, and language use

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Use situation specific language

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Use oral and written language in realistic ways

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Use language for critical thinking and problem solving

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Use language to organize and structure activities

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Develop various forms of communication

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Increase vocabulary

Creativity

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Express originality in thinking

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Explore possibilities

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Add to and change environment in their own ways

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Think divergently, generating a variety of responses to different situations

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Use both divergent and convergent thinking in creative process

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Make connections between previous experiences

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Respond to stimuli in unique ways

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Explore and play with ideas

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Test and evaluate their skills

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Develop and experimental attitude

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Develop curiosity

Academic Success

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Enhance memory

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Score higher on tests of imagination and creativity

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Develop longer attention spans

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cooperate with others

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Follow rules

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Represent objects and ideals symbolically (reading skill)

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Learn to concentrate

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Use symbol systems (math skill)

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Engage in problem solving

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Develop autonomy

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Become risk takers

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Practice decision making

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Think imaginatively

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