Location:Sobey’s Grocery Store4101 Rochdale Boulevard
Regina, SK
(306) 546-5881
Contact:Jennifer @ 546-5881
Booking: At least one week ahead, cannot book for Tuesday’s
Cost: No cost
Grade Level: Appropriate for grades Pre-Kindergarten to 3 (I planned for grade three)
What to expect: Students will take a tour of all of the departments in the grocery store. They will learn how products get shipped and received and the service it provides to the community. They will also be provided samples from many of the departments.
Curriculum Connections:S.S. Grade 1- Meeting Needs and Wants
S.S. Grade 2- Our Community, Communities Meet Needs and Wants
S.S. Grade 3- Meeting Needs through Industries and Services Subject Integration- Health, Math, Arts Ed, Science, Social (connecting units)
Classroom Outreach Opportunities:Kits- A World of Change (Arts Ed. use the filmstrip ‘Food and Nutrition’)
Resources:Books:
‘Grandpa’s Corner Store’ by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
‘More Potatoes' by Millicent E. Selsam
‘
Why Is The World Shrinking?’, ‘Farm to Supermarket’, ‘Food Power’, ‘Growing Things’, ‘Pasta Maker’, ‘Plants for Food’ (MHP)