Why did we
choose this project?
The children had been
watching the construction of Mark Is
Minatomirai, from the classroom window and when we played at the museum.
With the opening coming soon, we thought it would be exciting to look at
shopping centers around Minatomirai!
What
activities did we do?
English – A lot of vocabulary associated with shops such as, “fashion”,
“accessories”, “design”, “signs”, etc. Also, we practiced reading the shop
names and did some writing when designing our own shops.
Math – One of our main activities was counting and categorizing
the shops in different shopping centers. We then made graphs and analyzed the
data (we found there are a lot of ladies fashion shops!). Another similar activity
was counting how many people went into different bookstores and how many of
them bought something.
Art/Craft – The children drew many pictures of shopping
centers and sketched Mark Is. Our main craft activity was designing a model of
a shopping center. 5 groups made models of shops in boxes, which we stacked
together in a tower, complete with a working elevator and real lights!
Social – The children had a lot of interaction with people
working in shops. We asked many questions when we were visiting different
shops. We also organized a small class trip to the GAP store in Landmark Plaza.
We toured the shop before they opened for the day, so we could see how the
staff prepare and interview them.
How did we
conclude this project?
The preschool fair at the
end of the first term served as our presentation for parents. We transformed
the classroom into a shopping center that included a t-shirt shop, a bookshop,
a craft shop and a café! Parents were given tickets that they could use to
purchase things in the shops. We also displayed our completed shopping center
for the first time, which was very popular.
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