![]() The students were pleasantly surprised to see a few new items during exploration time this week. The cash register, play money, and pretend food was a huge hit. As they were playing, a lot of their conversation revolved around how much things cost. Suddenly everyone wanted to go to "the store." We knew this was an opportunity for authentic, real-life learning and the possibilities were endless. So it was decided.... we're going to open up our very own Grocery Store! It will be a Small Corner Store (literally... in the corner of our classroom!) Today, we listened to a story about how a Grocery Store functions. The students learned that the food is transported on big trucks from farms and factories. Then, the food is sorted and organized into different categories in the store, this helps the customer find things easily. We looked at real photos of a store's Bakery, Deli/Meat, Dairy, Fresh Produce department. We also discussed how foods in the aisles are organized and labeled into different groups and categories as well. After, the students began to make labels for the items they wanted to sell. We talked about the dollar sign and other important information to display (what the item is, how much does it cost). Because we are still learning to read, we included pictures and a ten frame to help us. Tomorrow we will continue to develop a plan for our grocery store in our visual journals. The students are very excited about this project. Next Thursday (Nov 23), we will be going on a field study to Safeway, the timing worked out perfectly! We are still looking for a couple more volunteers, please let me know if you are available that day.
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