This Vet Clinic Dramatic Play set contains learning props that will help you transform your dramatic play center into the Sunnydale Veterinary Clinic – known for its years of trusted pet care.
Pretend play allows children to practice the following skills:
Social-emotional: Empathy, self-regulation, negotiation of roles and ideas, cooperation, leadership
Physical: Gross and fine motor; manipulation of costumes and props, eye-hand coordination, writing (number and letter formation), spatial awareness
Cognitive: Problem identification, problem solving, acting out stories, discussion of stories, visual discrimination, classification, counting, letter recognition, word recognition, association, visual memory, story comprehension
Language: Verbal thinking, vocabulary growth, speaking in complete sentences, asking and answering questions, using role related language (e.g., “How is your pet feeling?”), auditory memory, following directions
For your convenience both color and black and white versions are included in this packet. Please note that the color versions of these props are designed to be printed (on cardstock) and laminated. This will ensure their use and enjoyment for years to come. When using the color, laminated versions of the sign in sheet and forms, be sure to provide dry erase markers.
Provide children with an array of stuffed animals to be cared for, along with bowls, collars, and any other vet/pet supplies of your choice.
An eye-catching sign welcomes customers into the clinic. Six boy badges and 6 girl badges are ready to be worn by your veterinarians and veterinary assistants. Simply attach some yarn with either a hole punch or clear packing tape.
These signs inform patrons of the clinic’s business hours and low cost vaccinations. The sign in sheet and appointment reminders are perfect for writing practice. Supply learners with clipboards and writing utensils.
Some pets may be in for an extended recovery stay or for boarding, either way, they are going to need to eat! These 4 food labels (dog, cat, fish, and bird) may be wrapped and taped to clean, empty soup and vegetable cans or similar containers. Make sure there are no sharp edges.
This clearly printed sign displays the clinic’s cost of services, and is an engaging way for students to practice number recognition.
Sunnydale Vet Clinic’s veterinarians always preform thorough exams. This physical exam form allows emerging readers to use pictures as clues to any unfamiliar words.
Proper medications are a must for sick pets, so these prescription forms will come in handy. The medicine labels may be wrapped and taped to small plastic bottles and boxes. The Dollar Store carries a wide variety both.
There are 3 signs that will help define the areas of the clinic – waiting room, exam room, and x-ray room.
This banner will add that extra special touch. It may be assembled using yarn or twine. Just string the letters using a hole punch or simply attach them with clothespins.
Twenty-two word cards are included in this set. They may be used as labels for items in the play center or displayed in your writing center.
This Happy, Healthy Me! Science, Math, and Literacy pack contains 13 worksheets, 1 emergent reader book, and 9 learning center activities that focus on nutrition, dental health, and hand hygiene. Students will practice the following skills:
– Counting
– One-to-one correspondence
– Number recognition
– Number quantity
– Number Order
– Set recognition
– Graphing
– Classification
– Patterning
– Measurement (non-standard)
– Quantity comparison
– Association
– Story Sequencing
– Writing
– Beginning sounds
– Letter Recognition
– Visual discrimination
– Language/Dictation
– Sight word recognition
– Phonemic and phonological awareness
– Social-emotional
– Following Directions
HEALTHY FOOD BINGO MATS (4) AND DRAW CARDS (25)
Print these cards out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Provide a small manipulative for children to use as bingo markers. Five in a row (horizontally, vertically, diagonally) equals BINGO! While playing, be sure to facilitate discussion about each healthy food shown.
LET’S EAT! FOOD GROUP CLASSIFICATION MATS (COLOR 5/B&W 5) AND FOOD CARDS (COLOR 50/B&W 50)
Print this activity out on cardstock and laminate for heavy use. Be sure to print out multiple plates and sheets of food.
Working with a very small group, provide each child with 5 plate mats and a stack of shuffled food cards. Students will then work to sort and classify their food onto their plates.
FIVE FOOD GROUPS ASSOCIATION PUZZLES (COLOR 10/B&W 10)
Print this activity out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Cut the puzzles into pieces. Students will complete the puzzles according to food group association.
Print these cards out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Encourage children to say each picture name and clap and count each word part. They will then use a clothespin to clip the number of syllables.
HAPPY TEETH TEN FRAME CARDS (COLOR 10/B&W 10)
Print these cards out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Provide mini erasers or some other small manipulative for students to use. Young learners will place a numbered group of items on its corresponding card. As children pick up and place each item, encourage them to say its number name (one, two, etc.).
TOOTH FAIRY COUNT AND CLIP TASK CARDS (COLOR 10/B&W 10)
Print these cards out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Students will count each set of teeth and clip its corresponding number with a clothespin. To make this activity extra fun, let your students decorate the clothespins with glitter and foam star stickers, so that they will have their own sparkly tooth fairy wands to use!
HAPPY TOOTH, SAD TOOTH CLASSIFICATION TASK CARDS (COLOR 4/B&W 4) AND FOOD CARDS (COLOR 16/B&W 16)
Print this activity out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Young learners will study the pictures and determine which foods make for a happy tooth and which make for a sad tooth. Children can then place the items on their appropriate cards and spaces. Note: A worksheet version of this concept is also included in this packet.
Print these puzzles out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Cut the cards in half and prompt students to match the upper and lowercase letters.
MY HEALTHY TEETH EMERGENT READER (B&W 2/GIRL & BOY)
Learners will cut out the pages of their books. They will then assemble them by number order. Teachers should staple them together. Children will then write their names on the covers and color the pictures.
With a small group, read the books together. Prompt students to follow along from left to right, and to point out letters and sight words. Discuss the story and the benefits of dental health.
Note: Both a boy and a girl version of this reader is provided.
HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS JUMBO SEQUENCING CARDS (COLOR 6/B&W 6)
Print these cards out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Prompt children to place the cards in order according to stage. These cards are also a great way to teach ordinal concepts (first, second, third, etc.) Tip: To make this activity extra fun for little hands, just hot glue the cards onto jumbo craft sticks.
HEALTHY FOOD AND HAPPY TEETH WORKSHEETS (B&W 13)
With these 13 worksheets, students will practice patterning, graphing, comparing sets, rhyming, beginning sounds, and so much more!
Make like a frog and leap into this Pond Life – Science, Math and Literacy pack! It contains 10 worksheets, an 8 page Life Cycle of a Frog mini book, and 4 learning center activities that strengthen the following skills:
– Counting
– One-to-one correspondence
– Number quantity
– Number recognition
– Number formation
– Number order
– Set recognition
– Addition
– More/Less concept
– Patterning
– Shape recognition
– Shape formation
– Upper and lowercase letter recognition
– Beginning sound recognition
– ABC order
– Letter formation
– Visual discrimination
– Association
– Story sequencing
– Fine motor
– Following directions
Knowledge of the life cycle of a frog is also gained.
LIFE CYCLE OF A FROG MINI BOOK (B&W 8 PAGES)
After learning about the life cycle of a frog, children will cut out the pages of their books and put them in numerical order, placing the cover on top. Teachers/adults should staple the pages together. Students can then cut, sort, and glue the life cycle stage pictures onto the appropriate numbers. Color and enjoy!
JUMBO LIFE CYCLE OF A FROG SEQUENCING CARDS/STICKS (COLOR 6/B&W 6)
Print these cards out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Prompt children to place the cards in order according to stage. These cards are also a great way way to teach ordinal concepts (first, second, third, etc.) Tip: To make this activity extra fun for little hands, just glue the cards onto jumbo craft sticks and place in your science center.
NUMBER QUANTITY WITH FLIES (COLOR 10/B&W 10)
Print these cards out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Provide students with small, plastic insects (mini flies can be purchased on Amazon). Learners will place a numbered group of insects on its corresponding frog. Encourage younger children to use one-to-one correspondence while counting. Older children can use this activity to practice set recognition.
FROGS ‘N FLIES SPIN & ADD GAME (COLOR/B&W)
Print this activity out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Cut out the spinner card and attach a paperclip spinner with a round head fastener (brad). Cut out the frog and fly number cards. Provide each child with a game sheet and a stack of number cards (either frog or fly). Students will be adding numbers 1-5, so the stack should include 2 sets of 1-5 and then 6,7,8, 9 & 10, equaling 14 cards. Learners will compose a number sentence by spinning the spinner. The matching number card of the 1st spin, will be placed on the 1st gray space on the 1st line. The matching number card of the 2nd spin will be placed on the 2nd gray space on the same line. Children will add the 2 numbers together, placing the total number card on the last spot to solve the problem.
Below, students will replicate the equation using a small manipulative (build sets to match the numbers). Alternatively, the number sentence can be copied/written with a dry erase marker if laminated or placed in a sheet protector.
FROGGY ALPHABET MATCH UP (COLOR 26/B&W 126)
Print these out on cardstock (laminate for heavy use). Cut out the frogs and lily pads, and prompt young learners to match the upper and lowercase letters.
WORKSHEETS (B&W 10)
With these 10 worksheets students will sort tadpoles, pattern and trace the names of pond items, and so much more!
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or some other small manipulative for students to use. Young learners will place a numbered group of items on its corresponding card. As children pick up and place each item, encourage them to say its number name (one, two, etc.).
