Early childhood teachers, homeschool parents and toddler moms.. these are the best DRAMATIC PLAY printables you will ever use! Grab the dramatic play bundle of 40 themed dramatic play centers including: labels, signs, printables, centers, crafts, writing, math and alphabet activities all in one place.
What is the bundle of dramatic play printables?
These 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 live in the community. 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 dramatic play bundle?
EACH dramatic play bundle includes between 75-100 pages of:
- Business Welcome Sign (perfect for a farmstand, bookshelf or center area)
- Business Hours Sign
- Delivery Driver Signs
- Open/Closed Sign
- Daily Special Sign
- Prices, Schedule or Offerings Sign
- Customization Signs
- 4 Step Recipes or Steps for Community Center Signs (i.e. how to make a pizza or how to check out a book, etc.)
- Role Playing Name Tags
- Menus, Forms, and other interactive printables
- Ordering forms and other pretend play printables
- Receipts
- Loyalty Punch Cards (with numbers to 10)
- Labels for Interactive Pieces, Toys and Manipulatives
- Printable Interactive Pieces (to use if you do not have real manipulatives such as a build a pizza, build your own ice cream, doctor’s tools, etc.)
- Money Printables (includes $1 bills, $5 bills, $10 bills, $20 bills and $100 bills)
- Credit Card Printables
- 3 Interactive Dramatic Play Crafts (the crafts are themed to the dramatic play center and are either reading, writing or math oriented)
- Roll a _______ Math Center (count to 5 or add to 10 math activity)
- Alphabet Pieces (for letter sounds, upper and lowercase letter matching, letter identification, spelling names, name craft or center pieces – this varies based on the center theme)
- 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
Please open the preview file to take a closer look.
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.
The dramatic play bundle will be updated monthly with 2-4 centers being added each month, until 40 (or more centers) have been added! Some of the planned themes are:
Already Included:
- Pizza Parlor Dramatic Play Theme
- Ice Cream Shop Dramatic Play Theme
- Doctor’s Office Dramatic Play Center
- School Supply Store for Back to School Dramatic Play
- Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play
- Apple Orchard Dramatic Play
- Taco Stand Restaurant Dramatic Play
- Vet Clinic for Veterinarian Dramatic Play
- Work Site for Construction Zone Dramatic Play
- Christmas Tree Farm for Holiday Dramatic Play
- Hot Cocoa or Hot Chocolate Winter Dramatic Play
- Airport Dramatic Play Center
- Space Station Dramatic Play Center for Astronauts
- Weather Station Dramatic Play Center for News Reporters
- Post Office Dramatic Play Center
- Cupid’s Corner Dramatic Play Center for Valentine’s Day
- Dentist Office Dramatic Play Center for Going to the Dentist
- Farm Dramatic Play Center
- Flower Shop Dramatic Play Center
- Coffee Stand Dramatic Play Center
- Grocery Store Dramatic Play Supermarket
- Camping Dramatic Play Area
- Dinosaur Dig Dramatic Play Area
- Pet Shop Dramatic Play Stand
- Auto Shop Dramatic Play Centers
- Garden Center Dramatic Play Printables
- Lemonade Stand Dramatic Play Printables
- Fire Station Dramatic Play with Firefighter Printables
- Police Office Dramatic Play Printables
- Library Dramatic Play Set
- Beach Day Dramatic Play Centers
- Bug Catching Dramatic Play Centers
- Farmer’s Market Dramatic Play Centers
- Movie Theater Dramatic Play Set
- Bakery Dramatic Play Set
- Classroom or School Dramatic Play Area
- Zoo or Safari Dramatic Play Area
Please open the preview file of the dramatic play bundle for a more detailed look, and feel free to ask any questions before purchasing!
