The dialogue that occurs among the children when they are deeply immersed in play in fascinating. It is my opinion that what the children say while they are in the "imagination zone" is just as likely to be based in topics that they are dealing with in their everyday lives (mommy, daddy, and family, current themes of the classroom), as they are to be totally random, almost like the random firing of synapses in the brain that occur as one's dreaming.
While we don't need to dissect the precise origin of the verbal exchanges that occur during play, we can conclude that there is some rich thinking and concentration going on during what is often perceived as trivial play time.
Here are some of the quotes from around the sensory bin today:
Vivian: "This is the grandma and the grandpa. Here's mommy and sister. This is the dad. We sleep right now."
Motty: "I'm the baby!"
Jonah: "We're going to the pet store to get some pets."
Felix: (chipping at the ice with the polar bear) "Uh oh, slide down here."
Vivian: "I'll help you. I'll carry you on me. Ready? Let's go!
I found an igloo for us so we can live inside."
Luba: "Wake up! (rooster noise) Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
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