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Dramatic Play

Dramatic play brings language and literacy activities to life for all types of learners, allowing children to "see, hear, and do" the lesson. Completely versatile, dramatic play can be incorporated into any type of lesson and should be a primary and integral component of any early childhood, preschool or pre-K classroom. Student learn basic math and social skills by cutting and sharing birthday cake, role-playing and story telling as they act out real life events or their favorite story with puppets, writing skills and one-on-one correspondence with mailboxes, and social skills and currency recognition at the "local grocery store".

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