A Trip to the Coffee Shop

Junior infants recently went on a trip to the Cafe at Clondalkin Leisure Centre. We had so much fun. As part of Aistear, the infants visited the coffee shop to see what goes on and to listen to some of the staff telling them all about their job. The purpose of the visit was to give the children real life experience of choosing a snack, handling money and completing an every day task independently. A huge part of the Aistear programme works to enhance oral language through talk and listen, giving the children new vocabulary. They then get to practice the new skills and use the language obtained during Aistear time in the classroom, in our Cafe corner.

                     Lined up and ready to go!

                     Enjoying their snack in the Cafe

           They also enjoyed a play in the playground afterwards!