🧸 Play & Pretend
Bus Driver
Drive a pretend bus and announce every stop.
8 min🟢 Early Communicator
Goal
Practice clear, repeated announcing phrases.
🎨 Maya is here today
Maya is drawing along with you, tell her what colors you'd use.
💡 Why this matters
Pretending lets children rehearse real life safely, try new words out loud, and speak as somebody braver than they feel.
How to play
- 1Line up chairs as the bus.
- 2The driver announces each stop.
- 3Passengers ask to get off.
Example conversation
Child: Next stop, the zoo!
You: Zoo, please — thank you, driver.
Extra questions
- Who's waiting at this stop?
- Is the bus full?
- Where's the last stop?
Skills practiced
- ✔ Pretend play
- ✔ Vocabulary
- ✔ Turn-taking
Materials needed
None — just you and your child.
❤️ Parent tip
Let your child lead, even when the story makes no sense.
Try it during
- 🧸 With stuffed animals
- 🧱 With blocks
- 🍳 With kitchen toys
- 📦 With cardboard boxes
- 👗 Dress-up clothes
- 🌳 Outside in the yard
Same activity, many moments — pick whichever fits your day.