Materials
cardboard
magazines
small boxes or plastic milk crates
small blankets
stuffed animals of various kinds of pets (dogs, cats, guinea pigs, bunnies)
child's doctor kit or small traveling case filled with child-size doctor tools
pet supplies (such as small bowls, leash, empty boxes of dog biscuits, clean pet
food containers, and so on)
Instructions
1. Ask the children if they have any ideas about how to fix a broken-down car.
Write down all of their ideas and make a list of supplies the children think
they would need to fix problems on the underside of a car.
2. Provide as many of the materials from the children's list that you can. Tape a
few hoses to the underside of a table and label it a broken-down car.
3. Add tools and scooters and show the children how to lie on their backs and
scoot under the "car" so they can work on it.
4. During free play, assume the role of the customer and have the children
verbalize the work they are doing. Expand their sentences and define new
vocabulary words.
