Frozen Yogurt Shop Pretend Play Free Printables

I’ve got a corner in my classroom that I’ve gradually transformed into a dedicated pretend play area. I have been trying to add more and more pretend play setups because research has found that dramatic play, aka pretend play, is a strong vehicle for literacy development. In my own classroom, I have seen how pretend play areas can spark new friendships, encourage children who are not initially interested in writing to develop this skill, and foster prosocial play. Throughout the year, I set up various pretend play themes from pumpkin patches, farmers market, grocery store, bakeries, vet offices, and more. My newest one is the Froyo Shop pretend play. You can set up your own with my FroYo Shop Pretend Play Printables – they’re free!

How To Set Up A Pretend Play Frozen Yogurt Shop

Gather your materials. You will need the free printables ( click here or the button below) , some playdough in matching colors, some fun spoons, containers for the playdough, a cash register, and some ice cream cups and spoons. Also, if you want grab some kid-sized lanyards for the staff name tags. It’s not pictured, but a few days ago, I added a kitchen scale to our setup too.

Print out the printables and laminate. Cut out the staff name tags. I didn’t write my students names on them because I wanted them to write them themselves!

Find a corner and set up!

Now you may be wondering if the playdough all stayed unmixed… NO. My class mixed some of the colors to make a new flavor – rainbow – but I asked them to stop mixing partway through, only on the first day so the younger class, who we share a classroom with, could enjoy the individual colors initially too. Day two was fair game for full-on mixing! All the playdough is now a lovely mauve-tinted grey.

Grab your own FREE printables by clicking the button below. Oh, and since I ‘m Canadian, I have two versions of the printable that list the flavors/flavours – you can choose the spelling you want. Just don’t print out both!

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