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Children will use their imagination to travel the world in a flying carpet corner.

Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Imagination and Dramatic Play

Learning Goals:
Children will use their imaginations to go on pretend journeys.
Children will play with others cooperatively.
Children will create their own stories using the picture cards.

Materials Needed:
A flying carpet (a colorful towel or small blanket)
Materials to decorate a space in the classroom (a world map or a globe, posters from a travel agency, children's binoculars, compass, backpacks, books about places around the world, etc.)

Directions:
Create a "flying carpet" space in your classroom. Spread out a colorful towel or small blanket. Hang travel posters around the "flying carpet" and provide other "travel" supplies such as small backpacks, a compass, children's binoculars, maps, books about places around the world, and so on.

Introduce the space to children. Say, "We have something new and exciting in our classroom. Can anyone guess what it is? It's a flying carpet. When you sit on this flying carpet, you can travel all over the world. Don't forget to take a map with you, so that you can find your way back. And just so the carpet doesn't get too heavy, only 3 people are allowed to ride on it at a time."

Have the flying carpet space available for children to use during free play. You can encourage children to share their "travel stories" with the group. You can even keep a log that shows where children travel by placing small, self-sticking notes on a map.

Following Up:
Read books about places around the world, such as Tonight Is Carnaval by Arthur Dorros, and Here Is the African Savanna by Madeleine Dunphy.
Give children travel notebooks (a sheet of paper folded twice) and crayons so they can write about or draw their adventures.

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