ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Child Behavior	2
Dramatic Play	2
Pretend Play	2
Role Playing	2
Class Activities	1
Classroom Design	1
Classroom Techniques	1
Context Effect	1
Educational Strategies	1
Elementary School Students	1
Learning Centers (Classroom)	1
Mixed Age Grouping	1
Play	1
Preschool Children	1
Primary Education	1
Sex Differences	1
Teacher Role	1
Teacher Student Relationship	1
Thematic Approach	1
More ▼

Source

Dimensions of Early Childhood	1
Early Childhood Research…	1

Author

Harris, Teresa	1
Howe, Nina	1
Petrakos, Harriet	1

Publication Type

Journal Articles	2
Guides - Non-Classroom	1
Reports - Research	1

Education Level

Audience

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 2 results Save | Export

The Influence of the Physical Design of the Dramatic Play Center on Children's Play.

Peer reviewed

Petrakos, Harriet; Howe, Nina – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1996

Observed the effects of dramatic play center variations on children's social and cognitive play behaviors. Found that solitary-designed centers facilitated more solitary play than group-designed centers; dramatic play increased in the intervention and follow-up housekeeping centers compared to the baseline housekeeping center; and thematic centers…

Descriptors: Child Behavior, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, Context Effect

The Snack Shop: Block Play in a Primary Classroom.

Peer reviewed

Harris, Teresa – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1994

Describes a block play activity undertaken in a kindergarten through second-grade multiage classroom, in which children used blocks and various other props to construct and operate an imaginary snack shop. Discusses the benefits of block play and guidelines for teachers to follow in establishing block play activities. (MDM)

Descriptors: Child Behavior, Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Educational Strategies