A small bean bag or stone for each player. Greeting Greet as usual. Make sure everyone gets a name tag. Provides the children with the experience of being the teacher. Child pretends to be the teacher in a small classroom set up in the drama area.
Parent pretends to be the student.
Parent asks questions so the child can be a teacher. Provides practice in creative play and artistic expression. Parent and child create art designs by rolling marbles in different color paints and then on sheets of paper in a box. For toddlers, you might like to use golf balls instead of marbles. Provides concrete learning in pre-math concepts.