Today in the Dramatic Play Area, the children lined up the chairs to make a fire truck.  Julia pretended to be a firefighter.  Kamakani was the fire truck driver.  He said, “I made a fire truck.  We was shooting out the fire.  It was right by me.  There was somebody stuck in the fire.  I got the ladder and saved the boy.  I called the ambulance and the ambulance took him to the doctor.  Dr. Kala was in the back.”  Kala and ‘Olena pretended to be doctors.  Kamakani’s dad is a firefighter.  Children bring their real life experiences and knowledge into the classroom and engage in meaningful play.