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Age 4Life Skills10 min

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Let's Open the Pretend Door

Play visitors at a real doorway. Your child answers, says hello, and offers a seat.

Activity steps

Step 1 of 5, Get ready

Get ready. You will need A doorway, A chair.
Step 1. You knock like a visitor. Your child opens the door.
Step 2. They say hello and their name.
Step 3. They offer you a chair and one kind question, like “Would you like water?”
Step 4. Swap roles and knock again.

Let's get ready!

You'll need

A doorway
A chair

Nothing fancy. Just things you already have at home.

Let's get ready!

A doorway
A chair

Step 1

You knock like a visitor. Your child opens the door.

Step 2

They say hello and their name.

Step 3

They offer you a chair and one kind question, like “Would you like water?”

Step 4

Swap roles and knock again.

What this builds

Manners
Talking
Pretend

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