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Let's pretend!
Thar was once was a band of fiesty pirates who spent thar days sailin' th' seas huntin' fer buried treasure.
The Captain called to the crew to hoist the sail and the team of pirates set a course across the ocean in search of bollion and gold.
Followin' th' treasure map, our pirates were impatient t' find the island and uncover the treasure.
"Land ahoy!" called th' first mate as the boat sailed towards a small island. Looking at the map th' pirates could see that they had t' head inland from th' beach, moving quickly they followed the instructions and looked for the place marked with an X. Th' pirates grabbed thar spades 'n startin' diggin' as fast as they could, taking turns when one got tired. But aft they had been diggin' fer quite a while, they hit somethin' metal ........a treasure box!
What Learning is happening here?
Literacy: Creativity Imagination, Oral Language, Comprehension, Character roles
Communication Vocab Reading (Map), Letter recognition, Storytelling
Friendships: Collaboration, Negotiation, Compromise
Empowerment: Independence Leading Learning Making choices
Citizenship: Respect Inclusion Group contributions
Pretend play is critical for developing oral language. Researchers discovered that children engaged in pretend play often use higher forms of language than they would use in normal situations.