The Roming Giant - Play in our classroom

 The Roming Giant Restaurant

Play in Room19 - The organic growth of our classroom restaurant (8.30-9.00 am, in Term 1 2021)

Lines at the cash flow machine, and one customer having a sandwich.

Breakfast Platter

Rules were created for the restaurant, dog area, and cash flow machine - I wonder if this came from the Tree Hut treaty lessons where they were asked to create a tree hut treaty.

• Began on a table when some of the students found a box of plastic plates, cups, and food (Mackenzie, Zoe, Malia)

• I suggested that they use a corner of the classroom to set it up.

• Students created a restaurant including a sign, mascot (Ted), Menus (for kids and adults).

• I suggested that they include all students in the class. They created rules, started making money (AJ), positions (manager, chefs, mascots, dishwashers, clients, etc). Other students joined in - Ted, Isaiah, Beau, Elijah, AJ, Hannah, Anwar.

• Students created alternative ingredients with paper (special spices, coffee etc).

• The restaurant became very popular, serving parents, students from other classes and there was always a long line.

• I printed some bilingual menus with prices. They liked them but thought the prices were far to low so crossed them out and charged more.

• Some students really like dogs and became Dog Chefs.

• Another teacher wrote a letter of complaint from the council about the  ‘Dog Chefs’

• The students then created a dog corner away from the restaurant.

• I asked them what would happen if Covid hit?

• Students made phones so they could ring through the orders and deliveries.

• The restaurant was getting too small I suggested they do some renovations. They pushed the cupboard out and created an oven. 

• Word got around and someone in the other class opened up a Countdown. This countdown closed so a new one opened up in Room19.

• Jacinda Ardern (Malia) came to visit the restaurant (one of the students who had dressed up as Jacinda for her role model). A new breakfast platter was created especially for her.

• I now get a breakfast platter in the mornings.

• They won't open till the manager (Zoe) arrives with the key.

• The staff got sick of customers not having the right cash so they created an ATM and all now have ATM cards.

• I talked to them about paywave and pin numbers and showed them my card with the logos on it.

• They decided to keep the pin numbers - because it was much more fun.

• I talked to the Roaming Giant Manager about our Restaurant and he said to send through some pics and he would try to arrange something (maybe pizzas).

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