Role Playing With Students

by Dr. Kelly Gfroerer and Dr. Jane Nelsen

From the Positive Discipline Teacher Tool Cards

Role-playing is a fun and engaging way for students to learn and practice important life skills. Evidence-based studies identify the importance of integrated daily practice of social and emotional learning and specifically cite role-plays as an important participatory element. “Role play is an important program feature and suggested as a best practice for SEL intervention.” (Durklak et al, 2011).