I need to find a lesson for dramatic play for the letter "t". any ideas?

Question

it has to be for children 3 or 4, Please help!

Answer 1

Well you could make the area look like a classroom and they could take turns being teachers.  They could teach each other abc's and other things.

Answer 2

A great big T party. Let everyone participate!

Answer 3

Give me a T!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                    lets see.......                                                                                       TV station worker

taxi driver

teacher

truck driver

Please allow the children to assign roles within the dramatic play......You create the environment, they create the story!!!  This is a great time for you to observe your children in a natural setting..........I am glad you are dong this!!!!!!!

Answer 4

something with telephones, typewriters, or tarzan...have a jungle dramatic play area

Answer 5

Ever checked out the book called Literacy Play? Sherrie West-check your local library. The following is an excerpt for Tea Party.

Literacy Application:  Letter Knowledge-Peers’ Names

Once children have learned to recognize and write their own names, they naturally become interested and excited about learning the names of family members and peers.  Learning others’ names is an excellent way for children to expand their knowledge of letters and print. Put the names of all the children in several places in the classroom so they can see their peers’ names in print.  The children are learning that words are made up of letters. Let them write their peers’ names on invitations and thank-you notes, providing them with a purpose to read and write.

Objectives:

•have a purpose to write by writing invitations, seating cards, and thank-you notes.

•Understand the purpose of print.

•Learn to read and write their peers’ names on invitations.

Spotlight Words:  cup, etiquette, hospitality, hostess, invitation, “May I?”, please, R.S.V.P., tarts, teapot, thank you, saucer

Materials:  dolls, fake jewelry, hats, invitations, markers, name cards, party dresses, pencils, placemats, plastic tea set, tablecloth, thank-you notes, trays

Props:  

•Invitations:  On a piece of paper, write “Come to Tea With Me” at the top. Write the following items on the rest of the page;

Day___, Please arrive at __________, Place __________,  Type of Tea_________, R.S.V.P  Let the children decorate the invitations as desired.

•Thank-you notes:  Fold a piece of plain paper in half. Write “Thank You” in large letters on the outside of one half (like a card).  Let the children decorate them.

Setting Up:  Let the children make plans for a tea party.  Encourage them to make invitations for their friends.  Put the tea party props in the housekeeping area. Help the children make seating cards and placemats to use at the party.  Let them use name cards form which to copy their classmates’ names.  Encourage the children to invite different friends to their tea party and write thank-you notes afterward.

Questions:

What kinds of plans do you need to make for the tea party?

Who could you invite?

What shall we serve at the tea party?

When shall we have the tea party?

Who will host our party?

Making Books:

A Tea Party for Me (individual):  Encourage the children to draw pictures and write the names of the children they would like to come to their tea party. Staple the pages together to make a book.

Extension:

•Talk about different kids of fancy food to have at a tea party, such as tarts, finger sandwiches, and hors d’oeuvres.

•Tell the children about different countries that have tea parties.

•Teach the children about good manners and etiquette.

•Have the children make their own placemats for their tea party.  Encourage them to write their friends’ names and draw pictures on the mats.

Fingerplays:

Tea Time

There is a neighbor of mine,

Who likes to serve tea all the time.

She makes fancy tarts

In the shape of small hearts.

We’ll join her at quarter to nine.

Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts,

She made some tarts,

All on a summer’s day;

The King of Hearts,

Called for the tarts,

And ate them all that day.

Book List:

The Best Tea Party Ever by Sonali Fry

Let’s Have a Tea Party by Emilie Barnes

Miss Spider’s Tea Party by David Kirk

Answer 6

T is Teacher... I always notice during free play some of the children pretend to be me.  Using supplies you have handy... worksheets, pointer, stickers, ect. set up a mini classroom inside your classroom.  Allow them to have access to the things they see you use (Safety First) and watch and see what happens and you will love seeing how the children portray you!

Answer 7

teddy bears - the three bears -

easy enough -just provide three bowls, three chairs and three blankets or towels for beds.