Early childhood teachers, homeschool parents and toddler moms.. these are the best bug catching DRAMATIC PLAY printables you will ever use! Grab the bundle of insect catching dramatic play labels, signs, printables, centers, crafts, writing, math and alphabet activities all in one place.
What are the bug catching dramatic play printables?
These insect dramatic play printables are the perfect way to set up a role playing center for young learners to practice social skills while also hitting important reading, writing and math standards as well. The printables allow kids to take on the different roles people who visit or work with insects would be doing. Kids will use their social skills to interact with one another, while also practicing important reading, writing and math skills:
- Emergent Reading Skills – students will be exposed to MANY different types of print in the dramatic play area and will use them to help interact with other students
- Emergent Writing Skills – students can practice writing or pretend writing during these role playing scenarios
- Number Sense and Math Practice – students will be exposed to money, time, counting, and basic addition or subtraction while doing these dramatic play scenarios
What is included in the bug catching dramatic play theme bundle?
The bug catching dramatic play theme bundle includes 75 pages:
- 2 Options for Bug Lab Welcome Sign (perfect for a farmstand, bookshelf or center area)
- Bug Lab Hours Sign
- Open/Closed Sign
- 4 Bug Lab Activity Signs (bug catching, research lab, observation station, habitat creation)
- Bug Observation
- Bug Hunt Activity
- Bug Lab Role Playing Name Tags
- 2 Pages of Labels
- Bug Tracker Card (Count to 10)
- Add to 10 Ladybug Craft
- Count to 10 Butterfly Craft
- Boy or Girl Bug Catcher Craft
- Firefly Counting to 10 Activity
- Bug Roll Count to 5 or Add to 10 Activity
- Ladybug Tracing Cards
- Alphabet Matching (upper and lower case)
- 4 Pages of Lesson Plan Tips and Ideas for Dramatic Play
- 4 Pages of Standard Based Alignment
- Pictures to get ideas for your dramatic play area
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Who is a dramatic play area for?
From toddlers to preschool, up to 1st graders, these dramatic play printables are perfect for ANY early childhood educator or parent. They can be used in:
- Preschools or Preschool Classrooms
- Kindergarten Classrooms
- 1st Grade Classrooms
- Daycares
- At home for play
- Homeschool pods
- Stay at home parents
- Moms of Toddlers
- Moms of Preschoolers
Are the dramatic play centers standards based?
YES! These dramatic play printables are aligned to the Early Learning and Development Standards, which help prepare students for the common core standards.
The dramatic play centers address the following domains and strands of the Early Learning and Development Standards:
- Approaches to Learning: Engagement and Persistence
- Cognitive Development: Memory, Cognitive Flexibility
- Creative Development: Creativity and Play
- Language and Literacy: Language and Communication, Print Awareness, Emergent Writing
- Mathematics: Number Sense, Measurement
- Physical Development and Wellness: Motor Development
- Social and Emotional Development: Relationship Skills
- Social Studies: People, Communities and their Environment
The dramatic play centers are also appropriate for kindergarten and 1st grade students working on cognitive, language and social skills. The math, reading and writing activities lend themselves well to kindergarten and 1st grade students.
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