Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Standards
Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Standards
Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Standards
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Content Standard 3.0: Dramatic Play<br />
Indicator D=Dramatic Play<br />
3.PK.3 Differentiate between pretend and real.<br />
K3.3.3 Identify the differences between fantasy and reality.<br />
Content Standard 4.0: Dramatic Play<br />
Indicator D=Dramatic Play<br />
4.PK.1 Begin to understand and identify similarities and<br />
differences between dramatic characters and real people.<br />
K4.3.2 Identify similarities and differences between<br />
dramatic characters and real people.<br />
Content Standard 5.0: Dramatic Play<br />
Indicator D=Dramatic Play<br />
5.PK.1 Use music, movement, and visual arts in<br />
dramatic play.<br />
5.PK.3 Use language arts, math, science, and other<br />
disciplines in dramatic play (e.g., finger plays, counting,<br />
grocery store, life cycles).<br />
Creative Expression<br />
Examples: Children will/may...<br />
Understand the difference between<br />
reality and fantasy.<br />
Demonstrate play that includes both<br />
fantasy characters and real people.<br />
Examples: Children will/may...<br />
Understand the difference between<br />
dramatic play and real life.<br />
Recognize that some things can be<br />
the same for both.<br />
Examples: Children will/may...<br />
Want to have music available in the<br />
dramatic area.<br />
Include math, science, and music in their<br />
dramatic play activities. (e.g., playing high<br />
school musical).<br />
Supportive Practice: Practitioner/Adult will…<br />
Allow children to pretend and act out a<br />
variety of roles and scenarios.<br />
Talk with children about pretend and real situations<br />
and how they should respond to each.<br />
Read fiction and non-fiction books and talk<br />
about the differences in pretend characters<br />
and real characters.<br />
Have the children make masks and costumes<br />
and demonstrate what is pretend and real.<br />
Have puppets available in class and encourage<br />
children to act out roles with the puppets.<br />
Talk with children about fears and safety<br />
issues and how to cope.<br />
Supportive Practice: Practitioner/Adult will…<br />
Provide acting experiences for children<br />
to role play and see that characters can<br />
have real life characteristics.<br />
Supportive Practice: Practitioner/Adult will…<br />
Allow children to have music in the dramatic<br />
play center.<br />
Encourage children to sing or play music<br />
in dramatic play.<br />
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