Allow preschool students to have time pretending that they are someone else with an interactive character bulletin board. Cover a large bulletin board with bright paper, and title it, "Who are you?" Then, divide the board into six or eight separate columns. In each column, have a new character for students to act as. In this column, paste or tape several cutouts of a picture of the character. Students can also help find examples in magazines to cut out. An example of a character would be a fireman. Once students and teacher find several examples of different ways to dress as a fireman, paste the examples in the appropriate column. Find more characters for kids to dress up as. Then, under the bulletin board in a large toy box, have several items available for dress up so that students can dress up like the characters they see on the board.
Have students act out the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. First, cover a large bulletin board with bright paper. Then, have students divide into a few groups. Each group should be responsible for a different part of the story. For instance, one group might be charge of Goldilocks eating the bears' porridge or sleeping in their bed. That group should draw a picture for that part of the story on a large piece of construction paper. Then, each group can act out the scene as they wish while the teacher records their dialogue with a mini recorder, like those found at build-your-own-bear stores. Then, the teacher can paste the pictures and recordings in sequential order on the bulletin board. Students can press the recorders to hear a particular part of the story being acted out.
Encourage students to dress up and be creative with an I'm Somebody Special bulletin board. Give students several items with which to play dress up, and allow them to dress as they wish. After students dress up, ask them who they are, and encourage them to create a character for their clothing. Take each student's picture. On a bulletin board, paste "I'm Somebody Special," and attach the students' dress-up pictures.