Indoor Role-Play Area

An effective ‘ Indoor Role -Play Area’ would include many features. It should:

• Be planned to encompass a variety of types of role- play. This could include domestic play, transactional play & imaginary worlds.
• Contain real objects of good quality. For example, fruit, money and packaging for a range of products.
• Be based on first-hand experiences from which the children can draw. For example, carefully consider an airport or travel agent if the majority of your children have not experienced these locations.
• Change and be enhanced.
• Be organised in a manner in which children and staff know where to store resources.
• Have involved the children in developing the area. For example, the children choose the focus for the area and making/collecting resources for this.
• Promote opportunities for many skills. These could include, problem- solving, negotiating, mark-making including writing, expressing ideas and reading.

Here are some examples of Role-Play areas in Lincolnshire Settings.

The Campsite St Giles Nursery School, Lincoln	Louis Visiting the Optician Swinderby Pre-School Playgroup

The Train Station St Giles Nursery School, Lincoln	'Home from Home' - a Kitchen with Several Real Items GAPA (Gainsborough Area Play Association) Playgroup

Kitchen and Table (to rear) Area Busy Bees Day Nursery, Lincoln	A Hat Box! Beginnings Daycare, Gainsborough

Mon Ami Shop - A Selection of Real Items Mon Ami Day Nursery, Alford	Regularly equipped with fresh ingrediants, often donated by Parents/Carers Sleaford New Life Pre-School
Camping in the Jungle Woodhall Spa, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School	A Home Corner with a Christmas Theme Angels Childcare, Lincoln
Developing the Children's Interest in Pets Daisy Chain Pre-School, Billinghay	The Cafe FaldiTots Pre School, Faldingworth
The Baby Clinic The Meadows Primary School, Lincoln	A Fruit and Vegatable Shop The Meadows Primary School, Lincoln
Incorporating Tunnel Structures in Role-Play Charles Baines Community Primary School, Gainsborough	Doctor's Surgery and Reception Desk Seasiders Day Nursery, Skegness
Encouraging Writing - Post Office Theddlethorpe Primary School	Little Learners Space Station The Meadows, Little Learners Nursery, Lincoln
Home from Home Belton Lane Children's Centre, Grantham