![]() Likewise, you can take your vehicle to an independent auto-repair shop or franchise, which are typically less expensive than dealerships. Scheduled maintenance can be performed at any dealership you don't have to go to the one where you bought the vehicle. Where you take your vehicle may depend on what needs to be done. Repairs are service that needs to be performed to fix a problem. They are intended to keep your vehicle in top operating condition. Routine maintenance items are those listed in your vehicle's owner's manual as part of the model's service schedule. Go read about all my favorite transportation themed centers and activities HERE.Before you consider where to take your vehicle for maintenance and repair, you need to understand the difference between the two. I have everything made for you including labels, signs, parent letter, teacher idea pages, prop patterns, prop lists, and more in this pack! Want ALL the Auto Shop printables? Go grab Auto Shop Dramatic Play HERE. Students are exploring time and identifying numbers when they make appointments, pay, and use the cash register! I made the tires different sizes so students had to match the tires. It’s super easy to add math experiences into the Auto Shop too. In the waiting room there is a book bucket so customers can read as they wait. I created Mechanic reports and customer information pages for students to fill out during play to embed more reading and writing. ![]() Students don’t even realize they are learning and doing work! Students helped make the signs for the Auto Shop. I just love to sneak in tons of Literacy experiences into their play. Our little mechanics LOVED fixing the cars AND Students collaborated and problem solved together during play! The waiting room was next to it so customers had a place to wait while their cars were being fixed. This is our Receptionist desk complete with a cash register, appointment book, and auto shop forms. Then added Velcro so students could put the tires, head lights, and tail lights on and off the car. I cut tires out of black poster board, head lights from yellow paper, and tail lights from red paper. Students sculpted foil to create larger car parts too. Students colored paper towel tubes and painted a small box for a car battery (bottom right corner). I also added some bungee cords and plastic tubing I found at the Dollar Tree. It is empty! I washed it out best I could and hot glued the lid on just to be safe. Now I know you are wondering about the oil…. Need car parts? Have students make their own car parts using pipe cleaners, beads, and foil. Just smear black paint on the shirt and you have mechanic shirts! Easy! Need mechanic shirts? Find or buy a pack of plain white shirts. Now students can pretend to fill the windshield washer fluid, engine fluid, brake fluid, and power steering fluid! You can make your own fluid bottles! Put water and food coloring in a few empty soap bottles. Grab a few tools from the blocks center and some funnels and goggles from the Science center. We also made “lifts” using hollow blocks so students could roll under the car on a scooter board just like a real mechanic! So FUN!ĭon’t worry about buying a ton of props for this theme. I cut holes in the bottom for students to stick “parts” and wires through. Be sure to tape only one side so students can open and close the hood. Next we cut a hole and taped one side of the flap to the top to create the hood. ![]() First We cut off one side flap and taped the box closed. ![]() ![]() We made our cars out of boxes! It was simple. Students can help make many of the props for the Dramatic play center. This photo was taken at the end of our Auto shop theme. We also read books and watch YouTube videos of mechanics to build background knowledge. I slowly add props all month long to keep students engaged and excited. In my classroom we use a center theme for about a month. Plus it’s super easy to embed a ton of math and literacy learning experiences into their play! Doing a transportation theme? Change the Dramatic play center into an Auto Shop! Your students will LOVE pretending to be a Mechanic. ![]()
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