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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Dramatic Play

Related Episode: A Cool School

Subjects/Skills: Emotional Development; Dramatic Play

Materials Needed:
Chairs
Dolls, action figures, or stuffed animals
School supplies (books, paper, crayons, etc.)

Directions:
Invite your child to take a pretend trip to a new school with you. Put two chairs together to make your vehicle-a car, train, boat-whatever your child would like to ride to get to his new school.

In another area, set up a "new school." Have the dolls and action figures interacting with the school supplies, so it looks like some of them are reading, others are drawing, others are just playing.

Tell your child it's time to get in the car. As you're "driving" to the new school, talk about how it feels to be going to a place you've never been before, and to meet people you've never met before. You might say, "This is so exciting. I can't believe we're going to a new school. It makes my stomach feel all tingly. I'm just a little worried that I won't know what to do when I get there. How can I make new friends?"

When you get to school, pretend play introducing yourself to your new classmates, and asking them to join you in some activities. Encourage your child to do the same.

On the drive home, ask your child to tell you what he thinks about his "new school". Share your feelings about meeting new people and doing new things.

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