Home Hot Topics Articles About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading ECN Radio NEWSlink How to Get a School Grant Movement, Play and Physical Activity for Children Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Subscribe today to our monthly newsletter!   ACTIVITY Grocery Store By Teacher QuickSource® This activity helps support the development of children’s mathematical skills by creating a hands-on experience that is relevant and meaningful for their developmental level. Curriculum Area Mathematics Before You Start Gather items for children to use in their pretend grocery store. Let's Begin 1. Allow children to set up a grocery store in the dramatic play area. Stock the store with pretend food and packages or real, non-perishable grocery items. 2. Have them put a price tag on each of the grocery items in the store. 3. Let children set up a cash register with pretend money provided. 4. Give each child a packet of money to 'spend' in the store. Help the children understand the amount by including a sign that indicates the worth of each coin or bill. Furthermore Teachers can provide children with the opportunity to develop abstract reasoning skills, learn complex math concepts and create solutions to real-life problems with similar activities and role-play situations. Activities like the grocery store are a creative and fun way to help children learn about keeping track of time, the amounts and how to use money and basic fractions.   Tweet Dramatic play area Pretend cash register with play money Props to stock pretend grocery store Deluxe Teaching Cash Register Deluxe Classroom Money Set - 427 Pieces Grocery Set - 45 Pieces My Hometown™ Play Space Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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