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.
They may want to do this for an entire week and you could put these in your lesson plans throughout the week.
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