school play environment

Where: St. Nobert College Children's Center
When: Monday March 23rd 10:00-10:40

I observed the morning preschoolers during free time. I spent most of the time in the dramatic play area. This was constantly full with children. It was set up like a post office. There were girls stamping envelopes and addressing letters. One of them was writing down names from a list. She kept asking me to help her spell the names. The other girl was playing with a cash register and fake coins.

There was also a boy who was playing near mail car. He was loading packages into it and pretending to drive it around. He did this for most of the time. He would come over to me every few minutes, asking me to help me tie his shoes or fix the mailman outfit he was wearing. There was a girl playing with him, also loading packages. A few times they would accidentally bump each other in the car, which caused a few issues.

Eventually, one of the girls left the area and another child came in. He, too, put on the costumes and starting interacting with the other students. They spent a lot of time just stacking boxes and moving the envelopes around. They didn't have storylines developed, however, they all seemed very involved in their play. Other children asked if they could come in the area, but it was already full.