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The baker's shop offers scope to introduce simple cookery as well as buying and selling role play Many children may have little or no experience of shops that sell specific foods, such as a butcher's, greengrocer's or fishmonger's, but it is possible to plan experiences that will enable children to find out more.

Many children may have little or no experience of shops that sell specific foods, such as a butcher's, greengrocer's or fishmonger's, but it is possible to plan experiences that will enable children to find out more.

Here are some suggestions for developing children's understanding of the baker's shop.

Organise a visit to a baker's. If possible, visit the bakery as well as the shop. Ahead of the visit, talk about what a baker's is. Who works there? What do bakers sell? Where do they do the baking? And when? Encourage the children to ask questions during the visit. You could introduce the theme with the rhyme 'Five currant buns in a baker's shop': Five currant buns in a baker's shop, Round and fat with a cherry on top.

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