Pretend Play with Animal PropsLearning Goals: Pretend Play, Imaginative Play, Social Play, Oral LanguageImplementation Offer animal props for students to play with. Give students a chance to engage in free play. Encourage the use of furniture around (a chair, a bench) extend play. Students can pretend that the animals are sliding on the back of the chair, etc. Suggested Resources Animal props or figurines Loose parts Why is it free play? The play is initiated and directed by the children. Social Learning*Select
