Excitement in Kindergarten Room

 

There was lots of excitement in the Kindergarten class today. The pumpkin farm was open, with two bales of hay, hats, play dough, lots of pumpkins and gourds, cash register, plastic shopping bags, a barn some farm animals and two small tractors. There were shoppers buying pumpkins and gourds, and measurement was occurring in the centre. Without any prompting, the children were using the cash register to weigh the pumpkins and then telling the shoppers what they had to pay. This is one of the most expensive pumpkins farms in the Niagara Region because the biggest pumpkin cost $100.00!

 

I have included some pictures so you can see what some of the excitement was all about. You need to see the following photos through the eyes of a 3, 4 or 5 year old to really appreciate why there was such excitement and lots of children waiting patiently for their turns.

 

Farmer shirt, hats, and pumpkins are neatly stored on the shelf.

 

A scarecrow and two bales of hay for the children to sit on. I am hoping that as the centre generates more excitement some children will take the initiative to make some additional scarecrows, animals and birds for the centre.

Comments about the hay "it's pricking me! What do the animals do with this?

Do they eat this?" "I wonder how the farmer gets the hay to be square like this"? "I'm glad I'm not an animal because this hay would be terrible to eat or sleep on, I like my bed much better"!

I think it is absolutely amazing there is no mess with the straw. However, we did discuss the importance of not picking at the hay and keeping it neat.

 

A very special thank you to Mrs. M's sister for kindly donating the hay to the classroom.

 

In the background you can see the barn and the children remembered there were some farm animals in the block area, so they added them to the barn.

There is the cash register. Neither the morning or the afternoon group have thought of a name for the Pumpkin Farm but when they do I will let you know. Thank you to everyone who kindly made a donation of play dough, pumpkins, gourds, etc.

 

I hope the photos help you get an idea of why there is excitement in the classroom. This always happens for the first few days when the dramatic play centre has been changed.

 

The next centre the children want is a halloween centre. I have some dress up clothes but if parents will allow us to borrow some others that would be wonderful. The children will be asked to make the decorations for the centre, rather than buying any from the store.