They say "You can't bring sand to the beach". However, you CAN bring the Beach to your school's dramatic play center. Let us help you with that goal! Pre-K Let's Play has created a fun dramatic play Beach Theme that helps encourage, inspire, and raise your students' level of imagination. It is filled with a variety of fun play based learning ideas, instructions, and pictures of how to set up your potential beach area.

This download includes:

• A suggested list of props and materials
• Pics of dramatic play center Setup (classroom decor examples on how to set up your pretend play area)
• Creating a lifeguard section
• Creating sand blocks   
• Labels with and without words
• Role play necklaces cards (lifeguard male and female, beach goer boy and girl)
• Bunting Banner (BEACH)
• Signs (Open/Closed, Hours of Operation, life guard on duty, beach rules, don’t feed the birds sign, sunscreen label, first aid label)
• Picture Cards of Beach Activities
• Picture Cards of Sandcastles and sculpture
• Picture Cards of animals that live on the beach
• Writing worksheet printables (beach scavenger, what to bring to the beach)
• Crafts (sea turtle, sand castles, and starfish)

This beach dramatic play theme is best used to help your students:

• Use their imagination freely
• with language development
• Learn and practice their social interaction skills
• Practice communication skills
• Practice using and understanding symbols
• Practice math skills
• Practice literacy skills
• Develop their fine motor skills 

This structured play resource was created primarily for Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten classrooms, and Homeschool. And the best part for your students is that..... it doesn't feel like learning.