Role-play is an essential part of a child’s creative development (as expressed in the Early Years Foundation Stage). This section contains loads of free printable role-play resources that will help to inspire socio-dramatic and free-flow play within your early years setting.
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Post Office
Post office themed role play resources. Features a large sign, price list and various poster that you would find in a post office such as passport application and car tax adverts.
Shops
Generic shop role play resources. Features a collection of versatile printable resources (such as sale and special offer posters, open and closed signs etc) that can be used in numerous role-play scenarios.
Travel Agency
Travel agency role play resources. Features a Travel agency sign, editable airline tickets, a world map and adverts for various holiday destinations.
Optician / eye doctor
Optician / eye doctor themed role play resources. Includes an optician’s sign, an eye test chart and various adverts for glasses, contact lenses etc.
Hair & Beauty Salon
Hair and beauty themed role play resources. Includes a hairdressers sign and an editable price list .
Garage
Garage themed role play resources. Includes a garage and car wash sign and various other resources you might find in a garage including posters advertising MOTs, new tyres etc.
Clothes / Shoe Shop
Clothes & shoe shop themed role play resources. Includes sale posters, display signs, editable posters advertising products etc.
Role-Play Masks & Puppets
A collection of printable role-play masks ideal to encourage socio-dramatic play in your early years setting. The collection includes wild animals, farmyard animals, jungle animals, pets and minibeasts.
Zoo
Zoo themed role play resources. Includes various role-play animal masks as well as an editable zoo ticket and zoo poster.
Train Station
A collection of train station role-play resources. Includes: a large train station banner, a train ticket template and some editable posters advertising various train journeys and special offers.
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