Playing and Writing

Encourage your child to make writing a part of play time.  Here are a few ideas below:

• Doctor’s office: appointment cards, patient charts, prescriptions
• Restaurant: menus, sign for specials, bills
• House: phone messages, calendars, stationery
• Grocery store: lists, signs, price tags
• Post office: stamps, labels on packages, letters, postcards, envelopes
• Library: overdue notices
• Animal hospital: prescriptions, appointment cards                                            
• Dry cleaners: receipts, signs                                             
• Pizza parlor: menus, signs, phone messages, receipts
• Bakery: signs, receipts, order forms, price tags
• Candy shop: signs, receipt, order forms
• Beauty shop: calendar, appointment cards, appointment book, signs
• Airport/bus station or train station: luggage tags, departure and arrival schedules, travel diaries, postcards, maps, tickets
• Auto repair shop: list of repairs, signs, bills
• Book store: bookmarks, signs, receipts
• Bank: withdrawal slips, deposit slips, bank books, checks, check book ledger, signs, receipts
• Ice cream stand: open/closed sign, menus, special signs, receipts

Created by: Patty George, 2007