Dramatic Play Checklist
 Does pretend play by him/herself
 Assigns roles or takes assigned roles
 Needs particular props to do pretend play
 Takes on characteristics and actions related
to role
 Can pretend with imaginary objects
 Uses language for creating and sustaining
the plot
 Enacts Exciting, danger-packed themes
 Uses elaborate themes, ideas, details
Importance of Creative
Drama in EC Classroom
 Values and respects children’s individuality
and creative expressiveness
 Offers means for cooperative learning and
teamwork
 Enables children to make abstract
situations meaningful and personalize reallife situations
 Provides opportunities to be spectators and
actors
 Develops literacy & thinking skills
 Strengthens self-concept
Supporting Creative Drama
Prop Boxes
Puppets
Pantomine
Controlling Superhero Play
 Scale down superhero play with tabletop
figures
 Create new superheroes with powers that
help people and animals
 Painting
 Beanbags and cardboard carton targets
 Spider webs with Spiderman figures
 Props – capes, magic wants, old cell phones
painted gold