Apple Stand Dramatic Play
Every October we look forward to setting up our apple stand
dramatic play activity. We turn this area into a market,
complete with a scale and cash registers, and handy bags and
baskets for carrying the apples. And, of course, a phone to
take orders! Our apple stand is a fun part of our apple theme,
along with making apple prints and enjoying homemade
applesauce!
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Apple Stand Dramatic Play
Our dramatic play area is an important part of our toddler and
preschool classroom. We change it every 1-2 weeks. We open
this are during our centers time, which is the first hour of
our toddler and preschool schedule.
There are 4 different classes in our small preschool, and we
share our materials. When we plan our school year, we make
sure each class has a different idea happening each week, so
that each class has a turn with the materials. When we were
finished with our dramatic play apple stand, we passed all of
the materials on to the pre-kindergarten class. When every
class is finished with that idea, we box it up for the next
year.
What we used in our apple stand dramatic play area:
Pretend apples
Cash registers (our two favorites are this one, and also
this one)
Scale
Baskets and bags with handles
Berry baskets
Assorted tin pans
Welcome to our apple stand!
Our toddlers wanted to place one apple in each section of a
muffin tin. (1:1 correspondence happening during play.)
And, of course, they wanted to carry as many apples as they
could at once.
Our scale was handy for weighing the apples.
How many apples can fit in one basket?
Once the apples were selected, it was time to pay for them.
Phone orders were taken, too.
During this time, we asked our preschoolers to bring in one
apple. We sorted them by color during circle time.
Our sensory bin was filled with cinnamon and clove scented
oatmeal, burlap bags, apples and tongs. (You can see a similar
apple sensory bin here.)
This apple stand dramatic play area was loved for 2 weeks,
until we turned it into a pumpkin stand.
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