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A Ticket to Ride #1

Set up a “ticket stand” and a roller coaster using a table and chairs.  Have children pretend they are buying a ticket and taking a ride on the roller coaster.

A Ticket to Ride #2

Create a roller coaster ride and set up a “ticket booth” and a roller coaster car. Have children act out buying a ticket and taking a roller coaster ride.

Abiyoyo Village

Invite children to recreate the setting of Abiyoyo, and retell the story using props. Help children construct the village and recreate the story with them.

Act Out The Three Little Javelinas

Encourage children to use the storyboard or story figures to retell the story on their own.

Acting Out The Carrot Seed

Encourage children to retell the story of The Carrot Seed using props. Have small groups perform their versions. 

All Aboard!

Set up a train ride in the room and have children pretend to ride the train, help them make connections to real train rides.

All Around the Neighborhood

Have children use blocks to build a neighborhood that includes different ramps.

Build a Bay

Place a bin of water in the Block Area to represent a bay. Have children build a coastline around the bay.

Build a Castle

Have children build sand castles to size for a group of toy figures.

Build a House

Provide children with toy dump trucks and bulldozers so they can excavate in the sand and build a house.

Color “I Spy”

Have children listen to and guess the color of an object based on clues.

Construction Zone

Let children role-play construction workers remodeling the Pretend and Play Center.

Disappearing Objects Show

Invite children to put on their own magic show. Help them make connections to the book Abiyoyo.

Explore Together (indoors): Voice Volume

Have children focus on exploring volume and timbre with their voices, and then create patterns of sounds for others to repeat.

Flower Shop

Help children create a flower or garden shop. Model the roles of a florist and a customer.

Garden Shop

Help children set up a garden center shop. Have children take turns role-playing as a gardner, a clerk, and a customer.

Hardware Store

Set up a pretend hardware store with tools and building materials. Talk with children about what tools are needed to build certain things.

Join the Band #1

Invite children to form their own band, like Violet in the book Violet’s Music.  Encourage children to name and talk about the different musical instruments.

Kitchen

Invite children to pretend cook and bake a favorite recipe or a recipe from the book Chicks and Salsa. Then serve it to friends and teach them how to make the recipe.

Learn About Letter Sounds Together: Bag of Sounds (/l/)

Play a sound game to help children listen for and recognize the /l/ sound in the beginning of familiar words.

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