Learning Goals: Concepts of Print, Pretend Play, Life Skills, Financial Literacy, Letter Knowledge, Phonics, Vocabularly
Provide students with pretend food to use for dramatic play. Students can also make pretend food out of classroom materials, paper, or play-dough.
Have students interact with and explore food. When students start wanting to serve one another, encourage them to create a menu!
Look at menus from local restaurants to gain inspiration. If paper takeout menus are available at local restaurants, then try to collect some for students to explore.
Provide writing materials or blank menu templates for students to create their own menus!
Pretend food
Writing materials
Menus for inspiration
The educator supported an inquiry by providing different materials and scaffolding children' play through prompting and questioning.
