Which scenario demonstrates sustained sociodramatic play with two or more children and role assignment for up to 10 minutes?

• A. Draws a house.
• B. Pretends to be the bus driver, and tells the other children 'You can be the passengers. Give me your tickets, and I will give you change.'
• C. Puts beads in a muffin tin.
• D. Matches rhyming picture cards.

Answer: (B)

Sociodramatic play involves children collaborating in a pretend scenario with assigned roles, using dialogue and shared storyline to interact for an extended period. In this example, one child pretends to be the bus driver and invites others to participate as passengers, while giving instructions about tickets and change. This shows multiple children actively taking on roles, negotiating the scenario, and engaging in sustained interaction for up to 10 minutes, which is the hallmark of sociodramatic play.

The other activities are not sustained social role play: drawing a house is typically a solitary or non-social activity; putting beads in a muffin tin is a constructive, fine-motor task; and matching rhyming picture cards is a cognitive/linguistic activity. None of these involve ongoing shared pretend roles and dialogue among two or more children.