We decided to focus our project on supporting children's learning through the Role Play provision. We recognised the importance of the use of role play in the early years as it covers all seven areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). We also acknowledged the importance that role play holds for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) for example, using persona dolls within a story expressing children's disabilities such as; visual impairment, physical and mental disabilities.
From this we discussed and created four different activities to cover the seven areas of development.
Holly created a shop scenario; with multicultural clothing available for the children to dress up in, experience other cultures, develop an understanding of the roles within a shop; e.g. shopkeeper, customer and also having an understanding of mathematical skills such as adding up.
Emma developed a small world 'We're going on a bear hunt' role play area using natural materials and small world characters to reflect those within the story allowing the children to develop their fine motor skills and experiencing sensory materials.
Victoria developed the nursery rhyme 'Miss Polly had a Dolly' into an adult led role paly activity. Using object substitution (e.g. using a teddy bear instead of a dolly) Victoria was able to tutor the play by demonstrating how to use the doctors equipment alongside singing the nursery rhyme.
Alice used the story 'The Tiger came to Tea' to develop the home corner. Using persona dolls and puppets Alice was able to guide the children through play whilst reading the story. The children were able to use the story as a basis of their play, finding the food in the fridge, each having a character to play and developing this role as the story continued.
For our four activities the documentation would consist of photos being taken throughout children's play; ensuring we have parental permission before carrying this out, this will coincide with practitioners observations made also throughout the play.
If we were to do this again we would still stick to the four activities and allow the whole group to explore and experience each activity. We would also consider ways in which we could differentiate each activity to suit all needs and abilities of all children as inclusion is paramount within learning.
The pictures and summaries capture your project really well - and show how your group work was shared. It will be interesting to hear how you develop your ideas for including children with different types of special educational needs and disabilities in role play activities.
ReplyDeleteThe four different sections you created are really good and I like how they link to each part of the EYFS. You have shown the benefits of role play clearly and I like how you can also link each area to a story book.
ReplyDeleteThe areas you have looked into relate well to the EYFS. The story book idea was good, each area of role play shows the benefits to the children. Wish we could of been there to see it!
ReplyDeletegreat use of four different areas that can engage children on different levels, while giving them the opportunities to both act out their own worlds and stories in areas such as the shop, and also to immerse themselves in books and nursery rhymes that they are already familiar with.
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