Lobby

Sponsored by Mars, Inc.

Each year an estimated 150,000 people will arrive, plan their day and eventually leave through the Pretend City Lobby. Designed to include a City Hall, children will receive their Pretend City time card at the Lobby ticketing area. This is also where visitors can learn about upcoming programs and classes, become a member or book a corporate event or birthday party. Even an area that seems to just be about taking care of routine business is rich in learning for children at Pretend City!

The following are some of the activities which will support brain developing connections and California State Educational Content Standards that are addressed in the Lobby.

When I wait in the lobby for my ticket and time card, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

listen and understand spoken words

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.0
1-1.0
2-1.0, 2-1.1
3-1.0

know how ideas added to the discussion have value

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.2

wait my turn when others are talking

Social Science:
K1.1

learn new vocabulary words

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.7
1-1.7

cooperate and be considerate of the needs of others in the group

Social Science:
1-1.2

understand that names and addresses can be represented by symbols and letters

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.2

When I look at signs and listen to adults, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

enjoy learning to read and to see how important it is to be literate

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.3
2-2.2

recognize that letters on a page represent words

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.5, K.4
1-1.3
2-1.1

interpret pictures which represent words and ideas

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.0
1-1.1
2-1.0, 2-1.1
3-1.0

listen to spoken language

Language Arts/Reading:
K2.3
1-2.2,1-2.7

recognize sight words in print on signs

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.4

explore objects and facial expressions of adults to gain a better understanding of the checking in process

Language Arts/Reading:
K2.2,
1-2.5
2-3.2

appreciate different cultures and languages

Language Arts/Reading:
2-3.3
3-3.2