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The newest addition to my library’s active learning centers is a “Set the Table” activity. We made four “placemats”, a red, blue, yellow and green one and laminated them. Next, we bought a set of colored dishes from Lakeshore Learning. The day I put this activity out on a round table in our library it was a hit immediately. Right away a little boy put the placemats out around the table and began matching the colored plates, cups, spoons, forks, knives and spoons. The interactions we have seen between kids and their parents/caregivers as well as between kids and their peers have been more than we had hoped! This activity was intended to be a simple color matching game but has spurred dramatic play, sharing experiences, talk about food and lots of laughter. One evening I was sitting at the Children’s Information desk and saw a little girl...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/set-the-table-3-300x225.jpg