Fishing For Professions

Materials needed:  Blanket, yarn, dowels, clothesline, items to be “caught”, professions chart

Directions:

  1. Use a blanket or a large piece of cardboard to make a screen to throw a fishing line over.
  2. Make fishing poles by using a dowel with yarn attached.
  3. Tie a clothespin on the end of the yarn.
  4. Have each person take turns throwing a line over the blanket.
  5. Someone sitting on the other side of the blanket attaches an item to the clothespin.
  6. The person “fishing” takes the items to a previously prepared chart of the wall that identifies the different professions.
Nail
Band-aid
Toothbrush
Flag
Paintbrush
Small toy car
Light Bulb
Comb
Surgical gloves
Bag of coins
Carpenter
Nurse
Dentist
Politician
Painter/Artist
Race Car Driver
Electrician
Barber
Doctor
Banker