About the Project

Social-Emotional development is crucial in a Transitional Kindergarten (TK) classroom. The students in TK are 4 to 5 years of age and usually come to school with little or no preschool experience. They need to learn academic skills, social skills, independence, and communication. The best way to facilitate this learning is through play. Developing an imaginative dramatic play area can be overwhelming, but with the correct tools and supplies, the results are creative, problem-solving, well-rounded students. This project will allow me to work with the students to create a monthly dramatic play area that includes student input and investment, as well as teach them the social-emotional skills they need in the classroom, school campus, at home, and in their community. Each month the dramatic play area will focus on a unit that includes a skill TK students need to be successful in life, a social-emotional book, and a theme for the dramatic play area. The social-emotional books can be borrowed by families who would like to review the skills at home. Practicing social-emotional skills in the dramatic play area can create equity, solidarity, advocacy, and agency in my TK classroom and beyond.