Week of March 10, 2014
The children have shown a huge interest in pretending to make
coffee during dramatic play activities.
This week, I brought in various materials that might be used in a coffee
shop. The children were extremely
curious as to what was inside the coffee container and sugar packets I brought
in. They would shake the containers and
observe the pictures on the outside to try to figure out what was inside. Even after we opened them up, children were
still unsure of what the coffee grounds actually were. It was interesting to observe how children
used certain materials. Some children
put the coffee filters in the coffee pot.
I also observed children put the coffee mug in the top of the coffee maker.
It was very interesting observing children come
up with creative ways to use the materials to make coffee. It was surprising to me, however, that
children do not actually know what goes into the coffee maker or how we
actually collect the coffee. Next week, I plan on elaborating on this idea of a
coffee shop by planning an activity where the children actually explore with
water and the coffee maker. Where do you put the water? Where does the water
flow out? What do we need to add to turn the water into coffee?
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