During my visits with Dexter, we completed two activities: Roll A Story and the Curly Winter Tree art project. For Roll A Story, Dexter enjoyed rolling the dice and choosing the basic parts of the story, but he did not want to add extra details. Even though his story stayed simple, he was still engaged and smiling the whole time. For the Curly Winter Tree activity, Dexter had trouble rolling up the paper branches. He became frustrated when the branches didn’t look the way he imagined and was not understanding how to roll the strips tightly, so I stepped in to help him with the rolling. Once the branches were finished, he felt better and continued decorating the tree more confidently....

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Intro My buddy’s name is Dexter. He is 6 years old in grade 1. Dexter is very kind, and we get along well. His favorite food is macaroni and cheese, and his favorite song is Shake it off by Taylor Swift. Dexter has 2 brothers, and they enjoy playing soccer along with other games. Dexter is a perfectionist and his biggest strength that I have noticed is his reading skills, Dexter loves to read....

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How does play, particularly pretend and imaginative play, support language development, storytelling skills and emotional growth in children 5-7? I chose this question because I’m interested in how simple, fun activities like pretend play and story acting help young kids learn words and tell stories, skills they need for school. I want to know whether play helps build vocabulary and narrative ability, and which kinds of play activities are most helpful to use with my 5–6-year-old buddy. Evidence ...