- It provides opportunities for children to identify with the
adult world. Practise and role play their understanding and
interpretation. - Develop social skills: practising negotiation
skills, turn taking and sharing. Provides opportunities for
working out problems and experimenting with solutions. -
Emotional development: Understanding and expressing their
feelings through the re-enactment of certain experiences. Taking
on roles that encourage discipline and empathy. - Encourages
imagination: Children can be anyone and do anything in the
pretend world. - Develop language skills: practising listening,
looking and talking. Being spoken to and talking with other
people, also developing an understanding of what is being
communicated through body language such as smiles and nodding. -
I also believe that imaginative play is a great way for children
to relax and unwind from their busy lives. Posted by December
20, 2012 1 Commenton Imaginative play would have to be one of my
most favourite kinds of play. I love ho