Valentine’s Day was the natural beginning to a study of the post office and mail delivery. So we set up a mini post office with a mail slot for each child. Children wrote cards and letters, drawings and designs; they delivered them to each other. 
Our favorite book was The Giant Hug, in which a hug is delivered across the country by the many workers (as cute animals) at the post office. Letter writing will remain a part of our curriculum throughout the year.
We are moving now to doctors and hospitals. Several of our children and their family members have been ill, seen the doctor, and had tests. Our curriculum often emerges from the children lives and interests. Our housekeeping/dramatic play area will be partially converted into a doctor’s office/ hospital. Through their play, our children will work through their experiences and their worries. As we read books and tell stories, we will give our children information to help them make sense of those experiences.Tweet
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