Playmobil goes to school
By Staff -- Playthings, 9/16/2008 7:09:00 AM
CRANBURY, N.J.—Playmobil USA is taking a more active role in kids’ education, teaming with Scholastic for a series of branded curriculum guides for grade-school teachers.
Developed to encourage imagination in 1st through 3rd grade classrooms nationwide, Playmobil’s "Imagine Your World" curriculum guides meet national standards in language arts and social studies. The program includes classroom lessons, printables and activities for the students, interactive quizzes and Playmobil calendars for teachers. It’s all free and can be downloaded directly from Scholastic.com/Playmobil.
"Encouraging kids to use their imaginations is our classroom mission, and in the current environment of ever-tightening school budgets, we're proud to provide this program free to teachers and primary grade students," said Michelle Winfrey, marketing and public relations manager for Playmobil USA. "The 'Imagine Your World' curriculum really uses Playmobil's philosophy of imaginative play to help children learn important lessons at school, with toys and materials they can also easily play with at home."
Lessons include "People in Your Neighborhood," created to teach children about the careers of different people in the community; "At the Airport," designed to discuss sequences using a trip on an airplane; and "Looking for Dinosaurs," which allows students to explore paleontology and geology, according to the company.
Playmobil activity sets that complement the lessons in this curriculum include a new Dino line which features a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Pteranodon and Triceratops and fits well with the "Looking for Dinosaurs" lesson. The "At the Airport" lesson can be acted out with the Playmobil Jet Plane, Airline Terminal and Airport Tower sets, and the "People in My Neighborhood" lesson is complemented by Playmobil's Hospital, Ladder Truck, Recycling Truck and Police Car.
