Before the Christmas break several K4C children had an ongoing interest in different modes of transport. This developed into the children creating a police station in the roleplay area with accompanying police cars. The children decided to paint the walls black to represent their idea of a police station and with support from the class teachers created a ‘jail’ for the ‘bad guys’. As the play evolved in the area the children created different props that they could use in their play, including: walkie talkies, handcuffs, ID badges, and police hats. The children enjoyed taking on many different roles and happily took turns in being sent to ‘jail’. This provided the children with many opportunities to engage in purposeful play that helped support their communication and language skills and their social interactions with their peers.
K4C Co-teachers – Douglas ARNOLD & Mango WANG