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Play in the Early Years: Role Play

How to support children's role playing

Role play is a rich and often undervalued area of play. This book covers every aspect of role playing, and shows how to support play and help children create their own props to encourage free-flow play.

Ages: 2-5 | Pages: 74 | Code: TS0185 | ISBN: 9781921613333

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Judith Harries

Judith Harries is a writer, editor and teacher, living and working in Northampton, UK. She contributes to several early years magazines, including Practical Pre-School and Early Years Educator. She is currently studying for an MA in Music Psychology in Education.
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Bridie Raban

Bridie Raban was the Foundation Mooroolbeek Professor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Melbourne. She is currently an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and in 2021, she was awarded an Honorary University Fellowship by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). Her past research has focused on language and literacy development, teacher change and development, curriculum and assessment for the early childhood years and quality provision. She was the first Professor of Early Childhood Education in Victoria and the second in Australia, and before this she was Professor of Primary Education (Early Years) at the University of Warwick and President of the UK Reading Association.

 

 

Contents

Introduction5
The value of role play7
Doing role play9
Links with the EYLF Learning Outcomes16
Role-play scenarios
The home corner19
Cafe or restaurant22
Medical centre25
Hospital38
Police station31
Garage34
Airport37
Supermarket40
Shoe shop43
Post office46
Library49
Campsite52
Garden centre55
Building supplier58
Fairy stories61
Undersea world65
Bear cave68
Space ship71
Further reading74