Classroom Museum Curator Guide: Sorting, Exhibits & Labels

Set up an imaginative classroom museum with this 18-page teacher guide and printable dramatic-play materials. Children observe artifact cards or safe classroom objects, sort them by visible characteristics, match items to exhibits, create labels, and explain their classification choices. The guide includes exhibit signs and mats, sorting materials, an exhibit-matching worksheet, blank label-making materials, observation cards, and visitor tickets. Use it for a hands-on dramatic-play center that encourages close observation, flexible thinking, and conversation.