Role play provides children with opportunities to make connections to their own real-life experiences. When playing with friends, children further develop empathy through cooperating, turn-taking and sharing. A fun way to promote maths as well!

“It’s a tea set. Let’s have a tea party!”

“Would you like to come to a tea party with me?”

“I will have 1 spoon of sugar.”

“Some tea please.”

“Put the cake in the oven. It’s not ready yet.”

“The cake is hot.”

“Strawberry cake.”

“1,2,3,4,5,6. 6 pizzas please.”

“It’s spicy. It’s too spicy.”

“It’s so hot.”

“It’s your ice cream.”

“I got vanilla, chocolate, vanilla, chocolate, vanilla.”

“You must eat it or you won’t get your energy.”

“I got cucumber, lemon and 3 cupcakes to eat.”

“I made an ice cream. Yellow ice cream. I put this. Yummy.”