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Measure children's feet with a ruler. You may want to make a chart to record foot size.
The fit of the shoes is not as important as the opportunities for language enrichment and
number reinforcement: "Those shoes are too big!" or "I think these shoes are too small for
you, but they might fit your baby sister." Children will appreciate your humour as you try to
wear a pair of shoes that is obviously too small or too large. Help the check-out person to
total the amount owed and give change.
Lunch Time!
You need:
- Calculator Cash Register
- Magazine photos of food or children's
drawings of their favourite foods
To play:
Set up a cafeteria! Price food items with realistic values. For example, drinks and desserts
should cost less than main courses. Arrange the food on a long table. Children can select
their food, put it on their paper plates, and pay at the cash register.
All Aboard!
You need:
- Calculator Cash Register
- Money
To play:
Create a train station! Use the map to decide where your railway will go. Plot the route for
the imaginary train and make tickets with prices based upon destinations!
Decide who will be passengers and who will be the ticket seller, the conductor and the
driver. Children may want to have attendants who pass out snacks or magazines. Let their
imaginations make up the play.
Weigh it, Stamp it, Post it!
You need:
- Calculator Cash Register
- Money
- Envelopes from opened post
- Old stamps or stickers
To play:
Children love to send and receive post, and they will really enjoy creating their own
post office! There are letters to be written, stamps to be purchased, change to be given,
packages to weigh and deliver; it's a game that can incorporate reading, writing and maths!
Encourage children to create their own roles. Some children might want to write letters or
notes that need to be weighed, stamped and delivered. Create prices for various services:
for example, extra-speedy delivery will cost more. Make sure that all children receive some
post.
Care and maintenance:
• No assembly is required.
• Periodic cleaning with a clean, dry cloth is recommended.
- Money
- Paper plates
- Tickets
- Row of chairs
- Small boxes wrapped in brown paper
- Scale for weighing letters and packages
- Rubber stamps
- Pretend postbox
• Store at room temperature.
• Do not expose to moisture, heat or direct sunlight.
- Local map
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