Tim Hortons Centre

The students voted to co-create a Tim Hortons Centre in November. The Tim Hortons centre was a big success. The students had Tim Hortons shirts, hats, cups, boxes, bags, trays, coffee maker, tea pot, play food (including Timbits) and other props. We set-up our ‘lemonade stand’ as a drive-through window. The students worked hard at organizing and making their Tim Hortons centre very authentic. The students organized where everything should go (e.g., small cups, medium cups, boxes, bags, trays, etc.) and the students made labels to help them to remember. They created a sign for the drive-through window, an open/closed sign and also created a menu with pictures and prices for each item. It is interesting to see what prices the students think each item cost. FYI, this Tim Hortons restaurant had very high prices for some items! The students used their knowledge of letters and letter sounds to spell and print all of the words.

The students role played being a worker at Tim Hortons by taking and filling orders or being a customer by ordering and paying for their orders. It was wonderful to hear the students say, "Welcome to Tim Hortons, may I take your order?" "Thank you, have a great day!" The students were good employees by keeping the Tim Horton's neat, tidy and organized.

I extended the students' learning by asking them how they would spend $10.00 at Tim Hortons by looking at the price of the items (in dollars) and adding up the amounts to ten. 

I noticed that the students weren't using the calculator on the cash register in the Tim Hortons centre. I introduced calculators to the students. Some students explored adding with a calculator.

In the sensory bin, I also placed coffee beans, coffee grounds and tea bags for the students to explore with their senses.

Some students expressed interest to the staff for having real Timbits and real hot chocolate instead of pretend. I created a graph and asked each student to indicate his/her  favourite Timbit. On the last Friday in November, I brought in Timbits for the students to enjoy. The night before, the Fairies visited our classroom and brought Tim Hortons hot chocolate mix and cups from Tim Hortons. The students enjoyed their special Tim Hortons treat after lunch.