- blocks
- boxes and bags
- labels
- markers
- nails
- paper
- play cash register
- play money
- rolls of tape in boxes
- screws
- toy tools
- customer
- hammer
- nail
- pliers
- saw
- screw
- screwdriver
- wood
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.5 Create representations of experiences or stories (e.g., drawings, constructions with blocks or other materials, clay models) and explain them to others.
English Language Arts/Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners during daily routines and play.
Head Start Outcomes:
Approaches to Learning/Initiative and Curiosity Demonstrates flexibility, imagination, and inventiveness in approaching tasks and activities.
Logic and Reasoning/Symbolic Representation Engages in pretend play and acts out roles.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 4 Engage in play experiences that involve naming and sorting common words into various classifications using general and specific language.
Science and Technology/Physical Sciences 20 Create representations of experiences or stories (e.g., drawings, constructions with blocks or other materials, clay models) and explain them to others.
Hardware Store
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Skill Focus: Imaginative Play, Vocabulary
Set up a pretend hardware store with tools and building materials displayed in boxes or on tables. Make signs or labels for the tools and other building materials. Talk with children about what tools are needed to build things. Encourage children to think about something they might want to build and encourage them to plan a list of things they will need to “buy” to build it.