In this article, the aim of teaching experiment was to investigate the usefulness of role play strategy in the development of critical thinking among elementary students. Evidence was collected in a usual classroom context in the form of observation (audio and video recording), questionnaire. The results of such teaching were evaluated through students discourse emerged during student-student and teacher-student interaction and by the change of their thinking analyzed through pre- and post- questionnaire. Findings suggest that role playing is a productive teaching approach in promoting critical thinking in Pakistani context.