Title – Dramatic Play-Law Enforcement

By – Anna

Primary Subject – Social Studies

Secondary Subjects – Social Studies, Art, Language Arts, Other

Grade Level – Preschool

SUPPLIES

prop box

play badges

old uniforms/hats

pre-made paper bag uniforms

pre-made sentence strip hats

blue vests from thrift shop

old cowboy dress up boots/shoes

belts

flashlights

blue revolving light from auto store

flashing blue tire plugs to put on bike tires

stick-horse for horse patrol

“boat” for police boat

binoculars

cardboard box painted blue and white or other appropriate color with an “emblem” or “to Protect and serve”

black washable ink pad

fingerprint kits(perhaps donated by local law enforcement)

photo ID

bicycles or tircyles decorated with blue ribbons and a horn added or flashing blue “walkers” safety light

small tan coat for investigators

dress up and purses/wallets

stop light or red and green flags

orange cones for emergency

orange light sticks for traffic control

orange vest

stop sign for crosswalk guard/gloves/hat

If outside, bikes, wagons, playground equipment, picnic tables, gazebo, etc.

CIRCLE TIME

Policeman songs, introduce a book such as

Off goes Officer Pat

or other age appropriate book on police officers or related.

Ask what is a police Officer?

Can a Police Officer be a girl?

What do police officers do?

and other open-ended questians.

DRAMATIC PLAY

You may want to take dramatic play outdoors as you can utilize bikes, porch area, gazebo, designate certain areas for different events.

KITCHEN

Where the police officers have lunch/coffee

DRESSUP:

Where police get ready for work, other children can dress up and be playing and dialing 9-1-1 if they need help.

9-1-1 DISPATCHER:

telephones, fax machines, paper and pencils, headsets, old computer keyboards, flip cards for different types of emergency(use old magazine cutouts)

BOOKING:

black ink washable pad and fingerprint cards, index or posterboard

camera

small blackboard

TRANSPORTION:

tricycles

other:wagons, horse sticks, boat, use cardboard boxes and decorate as cars or helecopter

CRIME PREVENTION TEAM:

have coloring sheets prepared, practice how to dial 9-1-1, stranger danger, how to treat your baby-never shake a baby, Show your friends how to get along with each other so that you don’t have to dial 9-1-1,

You could also add a sketch artist to draw a picture to help solve the “crime”

Show children where the centers are and what you will be doing there. Select children who are interested in certain centers and promote play.

The children should have many things to do in a busy police station.

Try


theideabox.com


for a stoplight snack along with other websites

E-Mail

Anna

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