Sharing this book may provide the opening to try experimenting with some of the foods mentioned allowing children to participate in Zeki’s experience. |
There’s SO much goodness packed into this small book. It would be really fun if adult sharers could have to hand some of the items Mummy bought |
Look below for a whole host of activities to go along with Zeki Goes to the Market.
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LOOK!
All of Zeki's senses are stimulated at the market.
The first stall-holder he meets is Salvatore - who has an amazing array of pasta shapes (and they all have fantastic names that are really fun to say).
Researching for this book was more than fun - it was a complete distraction! I found that every time I went shopping I was taking photos of things and sending them to Ruth (the wonderful illustrator). So it's SO easy to pick up a selection for your child (or in an EY setting, your children) to look at. Pasta lasts a long time, so you can even keep some back for a second or third look later.
These are some of the photos I took - along with some of our reference. The best packaging allows you to see the pasta shapes through a clear panel.
The first stall-holder he meets is Salvatore - who has an amazing array of pasta shapes (and they all have fantastic names that are really fun to say).
Researching for this book was more than fun - it was a complete distraction! I found that every time I went shopping I was taking photos of things and sending them to Ruth (the wonderful illustrator). So it's SO easy to pick up a selection for your child (or in an EY setting, your children) to look at. Pasta lasts a long time, so you can even keep some back for a second or third look later.
These are some of the photos I took - along with some of our reference. The best packaging allows you to see the pasta shapes through a clear panel.
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A word of caution...
Some children, especially those who don't always have enough to eat or those who've experienced severe food shortage in the past may be very uncomfortable with using pasta (or other foods) in art projects. I feel that looking and touching pasta shapes (especially since they are uncooked) should be just fine, but it's worth giving some thought to how exactly you plan to use it. There's a variety of thoughtful responses here. |
Taste!
Fleur's fruit and juices stall has an array of fruit and this is a great opportunity to look closely at different kinds.
Working at Sure Start, I found that children who were reluctant to try some fruits at home were often persuaded to try them after we looked at pictures of them.
And there's so much wonderful language around fruit - which can you bite straight in and which do you have to peel first; which have peel and which have skin; which ones have pips, stones, segments... AND, before you taste, you can smell!
Older children might enjoy a blindfold challenge to guess which fruit.
Working at Sure Start, I found that children who were reluctant to try some fruits at home were often persuaded to try them after we looked at pictures of them.
And there's so much wonderful language around fruit - which can you bite straight in and which do you have to peel first; which have peel and which have skin; which ones have pips, stones, segments... AND, before you taste, you can smell!
Older children might enjoy a blindfold challenge to guess which fruit.
Smell!
Mr Adam's stall has SO many spices 'to add zip and zest' to everyone's cooking - not to mention colour!
Even a small selection of spices can be put in jars for children to smell: cumin, fennel seeds and a cinnamon stick have lots of contrasting smells. And you can easily get pots of growing basil, mint and coriander in any sumermarket. Older children might enjoy a blindfold challenge to guess the smell.
Even a small selection of spices can be put in jars for children to smell: cumin, fennel seeds and a cinnamon stick have lots of contrasting smells. And you can easily get pots of growing basil, mint and coriander in any sumermarket. Older children might enjoy a blindfold challenge to guess the smell.
Feel - texture
Mmmmm - Miss Fay sells body butters of all kinds. They smell as good as they feel!
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