let’s pretend . . ....
TRANSCRIPT
Let’s Pretend . . . Camping
Prop and Setting Inspiration
from Tools classrooms
A virtual field trip for teachers
Camp Store
Visitors Center/Nature
Center
Hiking Trails Lake
Camp Site
Ranger Sta9on
Six flexible,
different
restaurant-related
centers… Are
there
campgrounds in
your area that
families visit?
What do you see
in this center
that would help
you know the
play theme at a
glance?
What do you see in this center that
would help you remember roles and ac9ons?
What do you see
in this center
that supports
INTERACTIONS
between roles
and
ROLE SPEECH?
Roles: What do you see that will help children
remember their roles and other children’s
roles? (the ‘space’ for a role; role props)
Actions: What do you see that will help
children plan and remember multiple actions
for a role?
Interactions and Role Speech: What do you
see in props and setting design that will
support interaction between roles?
As you take a virtual field trip through
the following classrooms, think about . . .
Camp Site
Camp Site
Camp Fire Cooking
Camping Props
Camp Store
Roles: salesperson, customer/campers Ac9ons: purchasing and selling, asking for items, direc9ons . . . Props: firewood , ice, food & drinks, insect repellent, sunscreen, hats, maps, general supplies, baJeries
What will we find in a Camp
Store?
At the Lake
Roles: Lifeguard, family members,
fishing
Actions: picnicking, fishing,
swimming, building with sand,
lounging in chairs
Props: picnic food, blanket, sand
toys, “swimmies”, blue cloth or
paper for water,
Dock and fishing equipment, fishing
vest, sunscreen , beach chairs &
towels
Trail maps & signs to
follow
Signs for poison ivy,
binoculars, bird, plant
and tree guides,
walking sticks,
backpacks with
supplies for the hike
Hiking Trails
Roles: family members, ranger guide Props: maps, guides, walking s9cks, repellent, badge for guide Ac9ons: guide leads, family members find plants, animal tracks, birds
Trail maps,
wearable props
for rangers(shirts,
patches, hats),
wildlife displays &
education
Sign up & pay
for campsite
Ranger Station/Visitors’ Center
Roles: Rangers, family members, visitors Ac*ons: Looking at maps, registering & selling camp sites, giving out informa9on about camp ground, asking informa9on; ranger gives “tour” informa9on about displays, animals etc. Props: Ranger clothing/badges/hats; family members with camp clothing, maps, map of campground, 9ckets for camp site, nature displays
Now it’s your
turn to set up a
classroom
environment to
open the door
to high-level
make-believe
play!
Camping Theme
to all the teachers who shared photos
with us and allowed us to take photos in
their classrooms!
Would you like to share photos with us to build
our virtual field trips? You can share them on
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or email them to us at
Thank you. . .