Part of the curriculum currently was to learn about how businesses in the neighborhood run. Izzy's group visited a small restaurant called Cutty's. I was able to be the parent chaperon.
They were amazed at the size of everything... from how big the bowls and pots & pans to how much food had to be prepped.
Afterwards they were treated with lemonade and cookies made from chocolate produced locally. Here they asked all sorts of questions from the owner as they had to understand the business to create their own Cutty's at school.
Welcome to Kindergarten Cutty's! Each group got to tour a business in the area ranging from restaurants, to banks, to the town hall and gyms. Each student 'earned' a set amount of money and could go to other business to 'do business'. But all of them couldn't leave otherwise their own business would not be staffed. A great learning exercise and so fun to see how creative each group was when the parents got to visit at morning drop off.
Kindergarten Cutty's sold lemonade for $1. Izzy told me they ran out it was such a hit with everyone.
A local gym.
The bank where they could take out or deposit their money. I liked the signs from the tellers that stated the window was open or closed.
The vet. This is the waiting room. In the back student spent time bringing in stuffed animals of all sorts. There was a snake in a cage, several fish in a fish bowl and many domestic pets (cats, dogs and 1 pig).
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