The "house area" of the preschool, also referred to as dramatic play, has a variety of things for children to pretend play, take on roles and use "scripts." There are dolls, baby blankets, stuffed animals, dress up clothes, pretend food, dishes, play phones, calculators, "beauty supplies" (empty bottles, play hair dryers, combs, empty make up containers), purses, play shoes, etc. It seems like a lot of items to have available (and it is), but the children use and enjoy everything provided. A lot of language emerges in this area, along with children taking on roles (mom, dad, baby, etc.), negotiating, and using scripts in play (The mom says_____, The dad says _____). There is a lot of learning taking place in just one area of the room.
For awhile now, the TR class has demonstrated a lot of interest in "fixing" hair with the supplies that are available, so I thought it would be neat to turn the house area into a hair salon. I was going to call it a beauty shop, but several older children looked at me and had no clue what I was referring to, apparently that is an "old" term! (I stand corrected!)
The preschool Hair Salon is open for business.
Just give us a call for an appointment and we will try to fit you into our busy schedule.
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| The salon is a busy place! |
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| Getting all pretty here! |
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There was some great role
playing going on here.
Ms. Cassidy fit well into her role
as the customer! |
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