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    Dramatic Play

    Dramatic Play is the springboard for developing social-emotional intelligence and a cornerstone of Early Childhood Education. During dramatic play, children learn to form and sustain friendships by re-enacting scenes from daily life that require communal cooperation. Such interactions foster empathy, emotional self-regulation, impulse control and negotiation skills – all critical abilities for a fulfilling adulthood.

    Child playing dress up with sweater, long skirt, head scarf, and cape.
    Fashion statement.
    One child sitting in a chair while another child pretends to cut their hair.
    Barbershop (don’t worry, it's plastic scissors).

    Child sitting down "feeding" a baby doll.
    Feeding the baby.
    Two children sitting at desks with keyboards, talking on desk phones.
    Another busy day at the office.

    Two children sitting in large cardboard boxes that each have steering wheels mounted on front.
    Manhattan gridlock.
    Child taking a picture with a camera.
    Smile for the camera.

    One child laying down while another child, dressed in a white doctor's coat, is about to put on a blood pressure cuff.
    Checking blood pressure at the doctor’s office.
    Several children sitting on wooden boxes lined up like a train, while another looks on.
    No more room for another passenger on crowded subway train!

    One child all dressed up carrying a suitcase and a baby doll strapped in a front harness, looks on at another child sitting at the steering wheel of a wooden bus.
    Deciding whether or not to board the bus with impatient driver.
    Three children sitting on the floor with a picnic blanket, eating fruit alongside stuffed animals.
    Picnic time with pets.

    Three children sitting at a wooden "receptionist" desk.
    Three receptionists negotiating their differences.
    A child sitting on a wooden bus talking on a desk phone while two other children look on.
    “You gave me the wrong directions!”


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