Let's play: Teaching social skills

Linda M. LeBlanc

doi:10.1007/BF01626202

Day Care and Early Education

March 1989, Volume 16, Issue 3, pp 28–31

Let's play: Teaching social skills

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DOI: 10.1007/BF01626202

Cite this article as:: LeBlanc, L.M. Early Childhood Educ J (1989) 16: 28. doi:10.1007/BF01626202

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Alex is watching three other boys engage in a “super-hero” play act. The boys are playing Star Wars, protecting their fort from the Evil Warriors. For the past couple of days, Alex has walked near the same small group of boys and watched intently as the boys play out their drama. He moves close but says nothing.

In another corner of the room, Emily and Jessica are playing house. Emily plays the mother and wants Jessica to assume the role of baby. Their play is interrupted by Jessica's refusal to be the baby. While Emily insists, Jessica refuses and soon, the play disintegrates.

Steven, a new boy in the classroom, had been introduced to the class earlier in the morning. Now he is wandering from center to center, looking on as others became involved in their “free choice” of activity. The teacher is busy working with a small group in the science center, and Steven is on his own.

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