Peer Culture

Children are playing a story with Legos. One of the girls is the mother and leading the play.

• Head Start

• Peer culture

• Small group

• Legos

• Dramatic play

• Fine motor skills

Two girls are playing with Legos and it seems like one of them is leading the play.

• Head Start

• Peer Culture

• Small Group

• Fine motor skills

• Dramatic play

• Legos

A girl and a boy playing individually in the dramatic play center.

• Young preschool

• Peer culture

• Dramatic play

• Fine motor skills

• Problem solving

A regular day at the playground.

• Head Start

• Outdoor

• Peer culture

• Dramatic play

• Gross motor skills

Children are playing in different centers in the classroom during free play time.

• Young preschool

• Peer culture

• Play

Two boys are drawing together and expressing their emotions.

• Young preschool

• Arts

• Social skills

• Literacy

• Emotional skills

Children are playing in the dramatic play center. One of the girls is leading the play and plans their activities.

• Young preschool

• Social skills

• Emotional skills

• Peer culture

• Leading the play

• Dramatic play

Two children are pretending to eat and cook together.

• Young preschool

• Social skills

• Emotional skills

• Peer culture

• Leading the play

• Dramatic play

Children are playing in the kitchen area; they are having a picnic. One of the girls is leading the play. The student teacher enters play and modifies it.

• Young preschool

• Peer culture

• Leading the play

• Dramatic play

A girl is trying to find a way to get her friends to play with her.

• Young preschool

• Social skills

• Emotional skills

• Peer culture

• Leading the play

• Dramatic play

Children are building with magnet tiles, collaborating with each other.

• Young preschool

• Collaboration

• Spatial skills

• Fine motor skills

• Building

• Solving conflict

Two girls are playing with the barn and animals and one is leading the play.

• Young preschool

• Social skills

• Dramatic play

• Leading the play

The girl starting the play and assigns a role to another child.

• Young preschool

• Fine motor skills

• Dramatic play

• Leading the play

Children in a large group are exploring play dough.

• Young preschool

• Fine motor skills

• Imagination

• Arts

• Large group

Two girls are playing with a barn and animals and one of them is leading the play.

• Young preschool

• Peer culture

• Dramatic play

• Social skills

• Leading the play

Two preschoolers are playing a card game, some conflicts about the game rules comes up and they solve it.

• Preschool

• Peer culture

• Following rules

• Solving conflict

• Negotiation

• Social skills

• Cognitive skills

• Math

The children are in the dramatic play area, pretending to be different animals.

• Preschool

• Peer culture

• Social skills

• Dramatic play

• Taking roles

• Imagination