Charlie's teacher asked Steve and me to teach a produce lesson to the students during their "Harvest" unit. Charlie was so very excited. She told Ms. Mary (the crossing guard as we crossed the street). She told Ms. Wilson (the director of the after school program as we dropped off Ryan). She told basically anyone that crossed our path, whether we knew them or not.
Look at that happy little smile!~~~
Steve, of course, brought a ton of produce so that we had good "visuals."
Then mommy talked about each of the different types. We talked about produce that grows on trees. The produce that grows under ground and produce that grows on vines. Mommy also talked about farming and harvesting the food so that it can get to the grocery store. We talked about the transportation of the food and how it gets to the consumer (a big word for pre-schoolers).
Proud Charlie loves that Momma is teaching her today!
Then we illustrated the sequence of events by having the students role play each part. We had a farmer, a trucker, a broker (like Daddy), another trucker, a grocery store clerk, and of course a shopper.
This is Zachary.As soon as I chose him to be the farmer you could see the faces of the teachers in the back. Steve told me later that their reaction was, "Of all the kids to give a rake to... We had better watch him!) Uh oh! Thankfully, Zachary was on his best behavior.
Charlie got picked as the grocery store clerk.
Notice the little girl in the tie with the phone. She was the "broker." We taught her how to answer the phone and say, "Hey, you wanna buy some fruit?" Charlie got a kick out of a girl playing her daddy.
In this picture, I am helping the consumer get on her outfit.
(Whoops... watch that rake Zachary!)
After the lesson was over, I brought paper bags so that all the kids could "go shopping." They each filled up their bags so full I'm sure their mommies and daddies didn't have to buy much produce at the store that week.
I'm hoping this is a memory made for Charlie that she will always remember.
3 comments:
Charlie will always remember this ... anytime the parents are involved at school the little ones are so proud! Not to mention how much the teachers love having the Grace team come to teach...Great job!
xoxo
Aunt Casey
p.s. the parents were lucky recipients as well :)
Wow - once a teacher, always a teacher. The actual classroom teachers must've been scared to lose their jobs! BTW, nice Cuties shout out!!!
CJT
wow charlie what fun...maybe you could bring me some cuties....see you in a couple of days...hugs, aunt ginny
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