Educational Focus Areas

Imagination, Social-Emotional, Arts, Literacy, and Narrative Storytelling, Movement

Description

Join us to act our favorite stories, dances and create together!

Children can enter the world of imaginative and dramatic play to create their own stories. This exhibit meets children at all ages and developmental levels to encourage pretend play, role-playing, socialization skills, language and emotional regulation. Above all else, children can have fun creating and performing on our stage with props and costumes to support their own production with this open-ended play exhibit.

Age Level

Preschool and above.

Adaptations

Ramp for stage accessible to walkers and/or wheelchairs, handrail for going up ramp to stage.

PBS Connection

Magnet Trick | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (video)

https://wqed.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/magnet-trick/the-cat-in-the-hat-knows-a-lot-about-that/#.XhOhG1VKi70

Playing and testing is really the best thing for finding out just what a magnet can do! In this short video from The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, the Cat sings a fun song about what a magnet can and can't stick to.

Extensions Activities

• Learn how to produce and direct a production
• Learn how to write a script for children and parents to take part in together
• Use your favorite children’s books to theme your production
• Learn how to add sound effects to production
• Create and play with finger puppets (fine motor activity)
• Encourage dressing skills with given props and costumes