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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.
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.
Let the Show Begin!
Encourage small groups of children to put on their own play of a scene from Oscar and the Bat.
Let’s Make Soup
Talk about the soup in The Ugly Vegetable. Have children create a make believe vegetable soup, set a table, and invite friends to taste their “soup.”