The department of roman-german philology theme: importance of using role playing in teaching course work done by

1.2. Why you should use role-playing in the classroom? 
Role-play can be a lot of fun. If you still feel reluctant to use it in the 
class I suggest you begin to integrate it slowly. Why not extend an 
appropriate reading or a listening from a course book and turn it into a 
role-play? You may be pleasantly surprised by the results! 
Role play has been long associated with just drama, however its benefits 
can be used across all areas of the curriculum. 
A role play area is a fun and a ‘playful’ activity but also a key 
component in children’s learning. It is a social space that develops 

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speaking and listening skills, as well as giving children the opportunity 
to reflect on and develop their knowledge of a topic, whilst sparking and 
enhancing creativity and imagination. Through the use of role play, 
children develop independence, problem solving skills and have the 
opportunity to use new language they have learned during IPC lessons.
As an example of this, Year 3 have developed designated role play areas 
to enhance children’s learning. Currently in 3S there is a ‘dinosaur 
cave’ that was built in partnership with the children, adding their ideas 
along the way. The role play area is in use throughout the day, especially 
during guided reading sessions with children who are excited to learn 
and explore. 
At Little Town we believe kids should be allowed to be kids! As 
children play, they develop fundamental cognitive, social, emotional, 
and physical skills. Young children also learn practical life skills such as 
dressing themselves, how to cooperate, and share with others. Playing is 
a child’s way of engaging, and pretending creates alternate realities to 
the real world. Little Town is a place where your little ones can dress up 
and get into character through imaginative play. Role play is more than 
just fun. It is an important element of learning. Children learn from 
experience: from what happens around them, from what they see, hear, 
smell, taste and touch. To absorb those experiences and make sense of 
the world, they need to be engaged in imaginary play. Encouraging our 
children to play and have fun will develop healthy connections and 
choices in life. 
Here is a list of the key benefits of role play in Early Years. 

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1. Develops communication and language skills, 
2. Allows children to act out and make sense of real-life situations, 
3. Allows children to explore, investigate and experiment, 
4. Develops social skills as children, collaborate with others, 
5. Encourages children to empathizes: by taking on the role of character 
teaches children an understanding of different perspectives, 
6. Helps children learn about different cultures, 
7. Encourages children to express their ideas and feelings in a relaxed 
environment, 
8. Develops children’s awareness of themselves and others, 
9. Gets children learning more as learning is disguised as play, 
10. Sparks creativity and imagination. 
Role-playing takes place between two or more people, who act out roles 
to explore a particular scenario. 
By acting scenarios like these out, you can explore how other people are 
likely to respond to different approaches; and you can get a feel for 
approaches that are likely to work, and for those that might be counter-
productive. You can also get a sense of what other people are likely to 
be thinking and feeling in the situation. Also, by preparing for a situation 
using role-play, you build up experience and self-confidence with 
handling the situation in real life, and you can develop quick and 
instinctively correct reactions to situations. This means that you'll react 

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effectively as situations evolve, rather than making mistakes or 
becoming overwhelmed by events. You can also use role-play to spark 
brainstorming sessions, to improve communication between team 
members, and to see problems or situations from different perspectives. 
Whether it is playing mothers and fathers in the home or superheroes 
battling villains in a magical land, role play has always been a crucial