Plush Doll Acting

English Language Arts (ELA) - Kindergarten

Act It Out! Learning Locations with Plush Dolls

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Plush Doll Acting

Goal

Prepositions: L.K.1.E

This acting exercise helps students become more confident using common prepositions related to locations.

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Activity Prep

• Download & print the PDF below

• Box

• Plush doll or any toy

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How to Play

Number of Players:  

• 1 player (If you have many students, please see “Dear Teachers" below.)

Setup: 

1. Download and print the PDF.

2. Hold your plush doll and box.

3. Choose a name for your plush doll or toy. This name will fill in all the blanks.

Playing: 

1. The player tells the teacher the name of the plush doll.

2. The teacher reads a sentence aloud, filling in the blank with the plush doll's name.

3. The player will use a plush doll and a box to act out the sentence.

4. The teacher moves to the next sentence.

5. Keep playing with lots of imagination!

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Dear Teachers

• If you are teaching many students, here’s a simple idea. Students can bring their plush dolls and boxes. You can use one name for all the dolls. For example, if all the dolls are named “Teddy,” all the students can play this activity together at the same time.

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Common Core

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.E (Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).)