Kindergarten Pretend and Learn Lesson

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1 Unit: Plants Pretend and Learn Theme: Flower Shop Kindergarten Pretend and Learn Lesson Whole Group Introduction to Center Center Introduction Before a new Pretend and Learn area is made available to students during center time it should be introduced to the whole class. This helps ensure all students know appropriate roles they make take on and have a basic knowledge of the concepts within the pretend and learn center. To introduce a center you might consider: Statues: Naming different roles (Gardener, Florist, Customer) one might take on in the center and asking students to make frozen statues (take on silent and still poses) that show something someone in that role might do (Example: A chef might stir, decorate a cake, lick a spoon) name out some of the things you see statues doing Idea and Movement: Ask students what kinds of things do do? after a child answers the teacher asks them to show with their body what that action would look like. Once the child shows their movement for the action the teacher repeats the movement then the whole class tries the movement. Get 3-5 responses per role. Artifact: Bring out a few objects (or use pictures) from your new pretend and learn center. Invite students to tell you what see when they look at the object (color, size, shape, etc.), share what they know about the object (what its name is) and finally what it might be used for or do. Other resources can be found at Center Participation and Organization Students can sort, organize and create bouquets with silk or paper flowers. They can use open and closed signs, order forms, delivery forms, and write checks as well as use a cash register for sales of products. Students can also use gardening tools to recreate the process a plant goes through from seed to market. Content Area Supported Treasures Vocabulary English and Spanish vocabulary cards are located below. Materials Silk flowers or printed paper flowers Tissue paper Ribbon Gardening Tools Plastic pots Vases Bins for materials Apron/smock Cash register Wallet Paper for order forms, delivery requests, notes, etc Seed packets Play-doh Connections Literature: Sparkle Kids Rosa Bloom s Flower Shop by Vivian French Flower Garden by Eve Bunting Jack s Garden by Henry Cole How a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan Zinnia's Flower Garden by Monica Wellington

2 Sunflower House by Eve Bunting The Flower Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons This is the Sunflower by Lola M. Shaefer Writing: Students will write flower orders, checks, and greeting cards. Technology: Students can use calculators, cash registers, or ipads as a way to add up the price of flowers and to create receipts for customers. Example Pictures Adding nametags or role tags help define jobs in the pretend and learn center. Students can make floral arrangements with tissue paper and ribbons or use koozies, vases, pots, buckets or cups to display flowers. Include boxes, bins or other containers to help keep materials organized. com/2011/05/dramatic-play-flower-shop.html Transform your existing Pretend and Learn center furniture into a flower shop by covering with paper or tablecloths and decorating as alternate furniture. Use the refrigerator as the cooler to keep flowers fresh, turn the oven around and use as a stand for the register, etc. Additional Resources and Links

3 gardener florist spade floral arrangement cashier delivery person

4 soil shovel watering can register rose daisy

5 sunflower ivy tulip jardinero florista pala

6 arreglo de flores cajera repartidor tierra pala regadera

7 caja rosa margarita girasol hiedra tulipán

8 Name: Name: Number of each type of plant. Number of each type of plant. Select vase or tissue paper. Select vase or tissue paper.

9 Nombre: Nombre: Número de cada tipo de planta. Número de cada tipo de planta. Escoge un florero ó papel. Escoge un florero ó papel.

10 Flower Order Form Deliver to Delivery date Address Color of flowers: Red Purple Orange Yellow White Blue Green Other Container: Vase Tissue Paper

11 Cost of flowers $ Signature Pedido de Flores Llevar a Fecha de entrega Dirección Colores de las flores: Rojo Morado Anaranjado Amarillo Blanco Azul Verde Otro Envase: Florero

12 Papel Precio del arreglo $ Firma Flower Order Form Deliver to Delivery date Address Description Write your message below

13 Cost of flowers $ Signature Pedido de Flores Llevar a Fecha de entrega Dirección Descripción

14 Escribe su mensaje abajo Precio del arreglo $ Firma Print two copies and attach to craft stick. Students can make flower arrangements by sticking into a pot full of clay. Picture to right resource:

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16 Price List Rose Daisy Sunflower Tulip Ivy Lista de precios

17 Rosa Margarita Girasol Tulipán Hiedra