Dress-Up Cottage

Mirror

Cognitive: understanding of individuality and self expression. Stimulates dramatic play and thus language and communication development.

Desk

Social-emotional: fine meeting place and a space creator. Sharing and cooperation from both sides create a social scenario that supports communication and cooperation.

Desk flaps w. holes

Social-emotional: cooperation, turn-taking and parallel play inspired by the two flaps.

Cognitive: shifting things through holes to shelf supports logical thinking and the understanding of object permanence.

Shelf

Cognitive: suggests a theme and supports dramatic play, which stimulates languages and communication skills. Gives the option of hiding or storing items as part of dramatic play or explorative play.

Clock and bell panel

Cognitive: understanding cause and effect when ringing bell, learning about numeracy and time in a tangible way.

Creative: leaving a mark in creating new positions on clock or with sound creating a rhythm when ringing or knocking the bell.

Window

Social-emotional: invites interaction between sides and cooperative play.

High curtains

Physical: tactile stimulation supports sensory skills, when children explore the characteristics (e.g. hardness, weight) of the materials.

Social-emotional: invites parallel play, having two similar curtains. The curtains set a tangible theme and thus spur dramatic play. Dramatic play is a great trainer of language skills.