This week was all about shopping, something all our Happy Hoppers enjoy! 

Shopping is something we all do, and it can be a wonderful learning experience for young children! For preschoolers, shopping isn’t just about buying things — it’s about learning, exploring, and understanding the world around them. 

 What Children Learn When Shopping 

When children go shopping with parents or caregivers, they are developing many important skills: 

Math skills: Counting apples, comparing prices, or talking about money helps children begin to understand numbers and quantities. 

Language skills: Talking about items, reading signs, and asking questions build vocabulary and communication. 

Social skills: Saying “please” and “thank you,” waiting in line, and interacting with shop workers teach manners 

They are so aware of all the logos displayed to them and named them with such confidence. When talking about money, we had a bit of a chuckle as most of them said that their parents only use cards. So adorable! 

The Hoppers had so much fun going for their shopping on Thursday. Thank you to all the parents for the wonderful goodies that was sent. They were all so excited to choose and use their wallets that they made.  

For art, The Happy Hoppers started on their Christmas crafts. They are all so excited that we are getting closer to the festive season. We are sure that everyone will enjoy their beautiful creations. 

FunFit sports was so much fun this week. The Hoppers was true to their name by starting off by doing vertical tyre jumps. The ended their session with a 100m dash. Wow the Happy Hoppers really showcased how fast they run. We are so proud of how much they have progressed this year 

For Yoga, this week The Happy Hoppers listened to a yoga story about kindness. How the be kind to each other by saying and doing kind things. We practised a few poses whilst listening to dolphin and ocean sounds. Our poses of the day were: dog, cat, mouse, cow, lion, eagle, butterfly, turtle, and camel. 

We are looking forward to our outing on Monday! The Happy Hoppers are going to have so much fun. We hope you all have a lovely weekend. 

Our Hoppers!