Camping Dramatic Play Theme

Camping Dramatic Play

This printable camping theme for your classroom set will help you easily and quickly transform your dramatic play center into a campground, campsite, or a State Park. Give your basic housekeeping or dramatic play center a makeover by adding a few simple props. Your kids will love “camping” in your preschool classroom!

Camping Pretend Play Ideas for Preschool

Camping Dramatic Play Theme For Preschool Classroom

Also included in this kit is an article that explains how dramatic play supports academic learning in the preschool or kindergarten classroom.

Camping Pretend Play

What’s Inside?

The 161 page dramatic play camping themed kit for your classroom includes the following printables:

  • Book List
  • 21 Signs (color + b/w)
  • 30 Picture Cards (color + b/w, 3 styles)
  • 17 Labels (color, 3 styles)
  • Park Pass (color)
  • Park Map (b/w)
  • Checklists & Forms (b/w)
  • Printable Book (color, 2 sizes)
  • Bunting Banner (color + b/w)
  • Role Playing Tags (color)
  • How to Make S’Mores Sequencing Activity (color + b/w)
  • Fishing Activity (b/w)

Printable Picture Cards for Camping Theme

Camping Picture Cards

Enhance oral language and vocabulary with these printable picture cards. Display them in a pocket chart, bulletin board, or any way that works for you – available in three styles, 30 cards to choose from.

Camping Fire Danger Printable Sign for Pretend Play
What is the fire danger today? The fire danger sign will alert your little learners to any potential fires in the area. Add a clothespin and your kids will love moving it up and down the chart to indicate the level of fire danger.

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Easy DIY Pretend Campfire

You will never guess what I used for the logs in this pretend campfire! Learn how to make your own campfire on the blog HERE.

State Park Open and Closed Sign

Camping Signs

Don’t forget to put out your campfire! Reinforce the importance of extinguishing a campfire with this printable sign, available in black and white and color. You can also see the front of the open and closed sign here to let campers know when the park is open to visitors.

Printable State Park Pass for Pretend Play Camping

Printable Park Pass

When visitors enter the park, the park ranger can punch their pass with a hole-punch. This is a great way to add fine motor practice to your dramatic play center.

Camping Pretend Play for Preschool

Check In Sign and Form

Your little learners will need to check-in when they visit the park so the Park Ranger will know how many campers to look out for. Create motivation to write for a purpose with this printable, black and white check-in sheet.

Camping Dramatic Play Printables for Preschool

Checklists

You’ll also find three different types of checklists to keep your little ones engaged and on-task in the camping center! The three versions included are wildlife, packing, and nature. These checklists are also available in two sizes.

Tent

No campsite would complete without a tent! The green tent pictured above pops up, absolutely no assembly required – and it folds up for easy storage too. There’s see-through mesh on one side so you’ll be able to see your campers inside to ensure their safety. I had the red one pictured in other pictures in my classroom before, but it was a pain to assemble and tear down and I never knew what was going on inside so I replaced it.

Camping Dramatic Play Printable Map

Printable Map

Invite your campers to create a map of the campground or their campsite using this black and white template. They’ll be motivated to write for a purpose when they create their very own maps with pencils, crayons, or markers!

Printable Camping Theme Emergent Reader

Printable Emergent Reader

Be sure to set the stage for success by reading this book to introduce the camping center to your kids. When they understand what camping is, and what people do when they go camping, they’ll be more likely to engage in meaningful play.

Printable Camping Role Play Nametags

Role Playing Name Tags

You can use these printable name tags to designate roles for the children playing in the camping center. Just print, laminate, and use yarn or badge clips and your campers can wear these name tags as a reminder of their role.

Free Indoor S'mores Printable Picture Recipes for Dramatic Play Camping Theme in Preschool and Kindergarten

Indoor S’More Picture Recipe Printable

No camping experience would be complete without S’Mores! You can find a free printable picture recipe for kids to make their own safe and easy “Indoor S’Mores” HERE.

Free Printable S'More Trail Mix Picture Recipe for Kids

Free S’More Trail Mix Picture Recipe Printable

Another free picture recipe for S’more trail mix. Read all about it and download this freebie on the blog HERE.

Dramatic Play Fishing Pond in Preschool

Fishing Activity

This fishing activity is super fun! I used an inflatable baby pool for the pond. Run copies of the fish included on colored paper, the pattern is included in the Dramatic Play Camping kit available below. Students can record the lengths of the fish they catch with their fishing pole using the printable also included in the kit.

How to Make a Paper Bag Park Ranger Vest for Dramatic Play in Preschool and Kindergarten

DIY Park Ranger Vest and Binoculars

Learn how to make a park ranger vest and binoculars using recycled materials on the blog HERE.

How to Make an Easy Lantern for Dramatic Play Camping Theme in Preschool and Kindergarten

DIY Camp Lantern

You can learn how to make this super easy and cheap lantern for your camping theme on the blog HERE.

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Dramatic Play Camping

161 pages of printable props to help you easily transform your dramatic play center into a campsite, campground, or State Park. Includes literacy, oral language, and writing opportunities that align with current learning standards.

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      1. Kathleen Jones

        Thank you so much. It’s always the case where you find the perfect item, then they discontinue it! Right?!

  2. I cannot wait to set this up for my homeschooled kiddo who we plan to take them camping this summer but figured this would be a lovely introduction.

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