Orange Plaza

Sponsored the Alexandra and Alan Airth Family

In small communities, often the town center is where people start their days with coffee and the newspaper before going off to work. At the end of the day it is often where they return to share stories, relax and watch children play. Pretend City embraces the concept of the town center in our very own Orange Plaza, and provides Orange County children an idea of a common community meeting area for all to enjoy. In Pretend City”s Orange Plaza, people gather to listen to storytelling, watch live performances, greet long time friends and make new ones before going on to visit the rest of the City.

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

When I participate and engage in activities with groups of people in the Orange Plaza, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

listen, sit still and understand spoken words

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

know that ideas added to the discussion have value

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.2

wait my turn when others are talking

Social Science:
K1.1

hear and practice new vocabulary words

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.7
1-1.7

recite and recall the words of songs and finger plays.

Performing Arts/Music:
PK2.2, PK5.1
K2.2, K4
1-2.2, 1-4.1
2-2.2
3-2.2

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

Social Science:
1-1.2

When I listen to stories and read, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

see why learning to read is important and enjoyable

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.3
2-2.2

see how letters on a page represent words

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

interpret pictures to 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 certain words when seen in print

Language Arts/Reading:
K1.4

follow the development of thoughts and ideas in the plot of a story

Language Arts/Reading:
K1-2.5
1-3.1
2.1a, 2-2.1b
3-2.1c

predict outcomes

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

appreciate different cultures and languages

Language Arts/Reading:
K2-3.3
3-3.2

When I role- play in the Orange Plaza area, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

express myself with words

Performing Art/Theatre:
PK2.0
K2.0, K5.1
1-2.0
2-2.0
3-2.0

try on different adult roles

Performing Art/Theatre:
PK2.2
K1.2
2-2.3

solve social problems through negotiation with others

Performing Art/Theatre:
K2-2.1
2-5.1, 2-5.2
3-5.1, 3-5.2

sort and organize play things

Performing Art/Theatre:
K2.3
2-2.4

improvise and use things in a symbolic way to represent something else (abstract thinking)

Performing Art/Theatre:
K2.3
1-2.1, 1-2.2
2-1.2, 2-2.3

carry out ideas with the cooperation of others

Performing Art/Theatre:
K2.2, K5.2
1-5.2
2-2.1, 2-5.1, 2-5.2
3-5.1, 3-5.2

exercise imagination and creativity

Performing Art/Theatre:
PK5.1
K2.0
1-2.0
2-2.0
3-2.0

solve social problems through negotiation with others (Teamwork)

Performing Art/Theatre:
K5.2
1-5.2
2-5.2
3-5.1, 3-5.2

When I play hop scotch, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

improve physical strength, coordination and balance

Physical Education:
K1.6, K1.7, K3.4
1-1.2, 1-1.6
2-1.3
3-3.6, 3-1.1, 3-3.7

use imagination

Physical Education:
K3.1

co-operate with others when involved in group play

Physical Education:
K1.1, K2.3, K5.3, K5.4
1-2.2, 1-5.3, 1- 5.4, 1-5.5, 1-5.6
2-5.1, 2-5.2, 2-5.5
3-5.5, 3-5.6

solve problems

Physical Education:
K 2 5.6

improve self-confidence as I develop new skills

Physical Education:
K4.1, K5.1, K5.2, K5.5
1-3.1, 1-5.1, 1-5.2
2 3.1

recognize and appreciate relationship between cause and effect

Physical Education:
K4.3, K4.7
1-1.1, 1-4.2, 1-4.3, 1-4.8, 1-4.9
2-4.1, 2-4.5
3-4.5

When I play jump rope, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

improve physical strength, coordination and balance

Physical Education:
K1.6, K1.7, K3.4
1-1.2, 1-1.6
2-1.3
3-3.6, 3-1.1, 3-3.7

use imagination

Physical Education:
K3.1

co-operate with others when involved in group play

Physical Education:
2-5.6

solve problems

Physical Education:
K4.1, K5.1, K5.2, K5.5
1-3.1, 1-5.1, 1-5.2
2-3.1

improve self-confidence as I develop new skills

Physical Education:
K4.3, K4.7
1-1.1, 1-4.2, 1-4.3, 1-4.8, 1-4.9
2-4.1, 2-4.5
3-4.5

When I play tug of war, my brain makes learning connections to:

Activity Meets Content Standard #:

improve strength, balance, and large muscle coordination (legs, torso and arms)

Physical Education:
K4.7
2-4.9, 2-4.10
3-4.10

use energy in a constructive way

Physical Education:
K3.6, K4.3
1-3.7
2-3.6, 2-4.1, 2-4.2
3-4.5, 3.7

recognize and use the concepts of speed, direction, and location

Physical Education:
K1.3, K1.0
1-1.3, 1-1.4
2-1.1
3-2.1

negotiate and take turns

Physical Education:
K5.3, K5.4
1-5.3, 1-5.4
2-5.5, 2-5.6

solve problems

Physical Education:
2-5.6

gain self-confidence as I master new skills

Physical Education:
K5.1
1-3.1, 1-5.2
2-3.1