Roleplay "At the cafe"
Dramatic play is popular with children of any age. Such games teach kids to communicate, help to explore the world around us, promote creativity, and of course, for bilingual learners, it's a great way to pick up lots of new expressions. I have already described our roleplays, the links to the articles will be below. And today's post is about a pretend play "At the cafe".
You will need:
- a toy cash register
- pasta from yarn
- tomatoes, olives, mushrooms, greenery, cheese made from felt
- a beverage dispenser made from an egg carton
- plastic plates and cups
- signboard
There are only two people who play: me and my son. So our cafe is self-service. Sometimes teddy bears and dollies take part in the game. There is some food on the counter and customers choose ingredients, pay by card, and sit at the table.
Example of a dialogue:
-Hello, what would you like to have?
-Pasta, please.
- Tomatoes, olives, mushrooms?
-Add some mushrooms and tomatoes, please.
-Cheese? Ketchup?
-Ketchup, please.
-Anything to drink?
-What do you have?
-Coffee, hot milk, orange, and tomato juice.
-Tomato juice, please.
-Here you are. That will be 10 dollars.
-Pay pass. Thank you!
-Good appetite!
When we play my three-year-old child uses much shorter sentences and mixes English and his native language. But anyway this roleplay is a tremendous contribution to both his passive and active vocabulary. Besides, it's so much fun.
Other roleplays in our blog:
And a list of 33 roleplays for toddlers and preschoolers.
