In this activity the children will be encouraged to play the role of the ice-cream man/woman and a customer whilst displaying their knowledge about ice-cream

Materials needed:

• Coloured pompoms
• Cotton-wool
• Sprinkles
• Plastic tea-spoon
• Plastic Bowls
• Chocolate flakes
• Fake/real money
• Cash register (optional)
• Posters of ice-creams representing the different flavours
• Plastic/paper cones
• Box
• Scissors

Method:

1. Start by cutting the bottom of the box to serve as a window between the customer and ice-cream man/woman.
2. Provide the children the posters of the ice-cream and allow them to hang them anywhere they would like to.
3. With the help of the child, arrange the different materials according to the liking of the child and let the fun begin.
4. Negotiate the roles with the child and try your best to participate actively in the activity with the child.

Learning Points of this activity:

To enhance children’s imagination since they are going to apply what they know along with additional knowledge into practice

To develop even further their manners since they are going to be serving ice-cream to customers

To encourage the children to communicate with one another and socialise together. Therefore, children’s relationship will be strengthened even more.

To encourage children to understand the concept of money and payment when the customers will buy the ice-cream. Apart from that, it strengthens children’s numeracy skills such as counting and adding and subtracting.

To encourage children to show reciprocal respect and listen to one another