Pets For Sale

With the coming of the new year, there are new rumblings occurring in our Dramatic Play Centre. Early last week, the students brainstormed a list of possible ideas for our Dramatic Play Centre. An overwhelming majority of votes were cast toward creating a pet shop. Once the decision was made, a name for the stop was decided upon, the Parnall Pet Shop. A sign was quickly designed and furniture in the area was swiftly arranged to better replicate the layout of a pet store. The boys and girls were able to get some great ideas from the illustrations in the book, Franklin Wants a Pet, which was read to the class on Wednesday. Throughout the week, several students decided to bring in props and stuffies to fill out the shelves. It was determined that one of the important props missing was…money. This led to a discussion about Canadian coins and bills. Students decided to make their own money, rather than use plastic play money. Mr. Pickett introduced two songs to aid students in associating value and Canadian symbols to their creations. If your child wishes to bring something from home to add to our pet shop, please make sure that it is not too precious and that it is well labelled. Be on the lookout for upcoming pictures of this popular, new centre on our blog.