Our Dramatic Centre has evolved....

into a Bakery

These two students found these materials around the room and stated, "Let's make cookies!"

Together we made a list of materials needed to create a bakery.

 

 

'Baking on Giles'

 

We made baking clay.

 

 

 The students were very created! 

 

 

Also, we made play dough for students to use their imaginations while baking.  

 

 

 

Labelling bins and baskets gave students opportunities to write in the bakery.  

 Also, some students would take orders and make change for 'customers'.

 Mrs. Iandolo decorated cupcakes with our students.

 

 

There are many benefits for our early learners to engage at the Dramatic Play:

 

 

Language

• Dramatic play encourages a child to communicate their thoughts through the eyes others.   Children will mimics what they see adults do.

Social

• Children learn the foundations of social behaviour through dramatic play. By pretending they are someone else, they learn how other people feel and act.

Emotional

• Dramatic play allows children to sort through emotions and situations that they may not understand.  

Cognitive

• Engaging in dramatic play develops cognitive function.  For example, free play develops self-regulation, which is the function that allows a child to pay attention when need be and control their emotions.

What did you learn at school today? -- At home discussions

We have had a very busy week. 
Browse the pictures below and read the captions with your child.  Your child can recall and discuss what he/she participated in last week and what he/she learned?  

Mathematics

We placed the dyed noodles in a variety of containers to continue practising measurement.  Ask your child to talk about other items that were measured and what tools were used to measure with (feet paces, links, ruler, tape measure)? 

Language Arts

Throughout the week the students listened to various nursery rhymes.   Recognizing letters in print and letter sounds was one of the main learning expectations.  We also talked about letter formation, and that some letters have straight lines and some letters have curves.   Students were given opportunities to explore printing their names using pudding, yarn and glue. Some of the Nursery Rhymes we explored this week were:

- Mary had a Little Lamb

- Hickory Dickory Dock

- Row, Row, Row your Boat

- Humpty Dumpty

In the picture above, the students were on Day 3 of creating Humpty Dumpty using paper mache.  They started this process using a small balloon to keep the structure in the shape of Humpty Dumpty.  Then, they used torn newspaper paper, glue, and flour mixed together.  The students had a great time and their characters looked great!!

 

Popular Centres

Building Blocks

This week the students built buildings, castles, and dinosaur homes out of our foam blocks.  They discussed how tall their buildings were.

Doll House

SMARTBOARD

We are happy to announce a great new resource to our kindergarten program -- an interactive smartboard.

A New Look

We have changed some of our classrooms around.  Our carpet is now located in the middle of the room.  This allows for the tables to be spread out for quiet and more focussed learning.   

Drama Centre

Now that we have had a "bakery" in our classroom for about a month, we decided it was time for a change. The students gave us suggestions for the drama centre, and then they were each given the opportunity to vote for the idea that they liked the best. The results are in, and the bakery is now becoming a McDonald's Restaurant. We have begun working with the students to make the necessary changes--- sorting foods, moving furniture, hanging signs. The students were very excited to see that we have actual cups and food wrappers from McDonald's for them to use. We are excited to see the math and language skills that develop from this new drama centre.

In addition to McDonald's, we have created a living room for dramatic arts.  The students have babies to care for, feed, and cuddle.  Other accessories for the students to incorporate in playful learning are baby clothing, a change table, two rocking cradles, and a push buggy.