KM Businesses

 A fun and creative kindergarten experience at Pierce is recreating local businesses.  The kids break up into small groups visiting an assigned local business.  They come prepared with questions to learn more about how the particular business operates as well as keeping a keen eye on the physical structure of the business.  The kids come back to kindergarten with their new found knowledge transforming the classroom into these businesses.  They spend weeks on the recreation as well as gathering supplies they need and designing money.  Each student receives $10 that they can spend in any of these businesses.  Each kindergarten classroom (5 total) has between 4 or 5 businesses making for a hustling bustling small town inside Pierce school.

Micah's local business was Art with Amy, a local artist boutique that holds classes for children.

 Victoria's local business was the Brookline Credit Union.  I found her being a bank teller so fitting... controlling the flow of money!

 One of the local hardware stores who specializes in repurposing / refurbishing.

 The Children's Book Shop, one of our favorite bookstores.  I got a kick out of this group who decided on $25 dollars as the cost of their books.  Not sure how many buyers they had given that each student only had $10 to their name.

Micah's Library Display

 In the children's section of our local library, there are two display cabinets for children to present a collection of theirs.  All one needs to do is sign your child up.  The wait list for this is approximately a year.  Izzy displayed her Legos and My Little Ponies when she was in kindergarten.  Because Micah had a well established collection of Disney Cars at a young age, we signed him up for this collection.  Finally, his name came to the top of the list.  John's creatively came through yet again when he constructed the road and runway to fit the cabinet.  Thank goodness for the internet in helping us recall the names of all the cars and planes.

We typically head to the library once a week as it is located right beside the children's school.  We pick up books and movies for the week and sometimes idle to play a game.  Each time, we pause and enjoy seeing what is on display when we head into the children's section. 

It was fun to hear someone talk about Micah's display in the hall of his school showing how many children patronize the library.  That brought a smile to Micah's face.  We also heard from the librarians that this was one of the better displays they have had in that particular cabinet.  She commented that several children asked if the cabinet could be unlocked so they could play with the cars and planes.