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Young shoppers ready to pay the bill
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There was a queue in front of the cash counter. Children between two and six years patiently waited for their turn to pay, eyeing each others’ shopping baskets to kill time. The kids painted a pretty picture as they play-acted a scene inside a supermarket.
Thirty five toddlers took part in a short skit, Supermarket, organised by Tree House Education at its New Alipore address on January 18. The children were asked to enact various roles associated with a big store.
Through the skit, the children were taught how to shoulder responsibilities, said their teachers.
The theme was introduced to the performers through a flash card model. The children were asked to play various roles associated with a supermarket, from that of a security guard to customers.
“This is a new concept of teaching. We don’t believe in field trips, but at the same time, we want the children to learn through fun activity. Kids can learn so many things through play acting,” said Gargi Bose, the regional principal of Tree House.
The playschool looked colourful. Five-year-old Muddassar Hussain manned the entrance of the “supermarket” and ensured that none of the customers could pass without their bill being scrutinised. Pratap Vaswani, a four-year-old “attendant”, said coyly: “I enjoyed giving out tokens and keeping the bags on the shelf.”
Inside, there were tags on each shelf, telling customers where to find what. Some of the products were also offered on “discounts”. Apeksha Singh sat at the cash till, busy counting Monopoly money.
“I like working on the laptop,” she said, fiddling with the toy device. She was greeted by two-year-old Akshara Chowdhury, who had a basket filled with goodies worth Rs 400.
“Aami bari giye colour korbo (I will go home and paint),” Akshara explained, as she handed over some sketch pens for billing and got ready to “pay”.
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