"Oh Pizza Hut, oh Pizza Hut…

Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut

McDonalds, McDonalds…

Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut!"

Does this song sound familiar to the children? Absolutely, all the kindergarten one children knows this song very well. But, can you guess which restaurant am I referring to? Well, I shall leave you with suspense on which restaurant that the children have visited in the month of August.

Let’s not wait anymore… Let’s take a look at the learning journey to the…

It’s none other than our trip to the Pizza Hut!

On the 11 of August 2010, our kindergarten one children had a field trip to the Pizza Hut located at Jurong Point shopping centre. We wanted the children to see how the real Pizza Hut looks like, how they cook the pizza and what ingredients they use in a pizza, the display of the dining area and the setting of the table, and the different roles of the people working in the Pizza Hut restaurant. We also want them to see the attire of staff in the Pizza Hut restaurant. With such exposure to the children, they will be able to role-play back at their own dramatic corner in class.

This field trip allows them to go into the kitchen to see the working process of making a pizza or pasta. There were waitresses assisting and facilitating the children when they were in the kitchen. They were divided into smaller groups so that they were able to listen and understand what was being told to them.

As they entered the kitchen, the waitresses showed them the ingredients available at the section and then the soup that has already been prepared before the restaurant opens.

This is the store room where you can find chicken drumlets that all of us love to eat it! All of the children commented, “Teacher Lia, very cold”. The small compartment of the store room is very cold and all the raw foods are stored in there.

Next, the children went to the station where the pizza flour is being made. The waitress showed the machine used to make the pizza dough.

She showed the dough to the children and everyone was eager to touch the dough. They cannot wait for the waitress to give it to them.

Look at Min Jie! He was smiling when he got to feel the dough.
Mei Qi and Guang Wei were busy talking among themselves and exploring the texture of the dough.

After exploring the texture of the dough, they went to the station to make pizza. The children were able to gain some hands-on experiences by selecting their own ingredients to put at their pizza. This is their favourite and exciting part of their field trip!

Having to choose their own ingredients for their pizza was really exciting and enjoyable for the children. Before they ended their learning journey in the kitchen, the waitress showed to them all the ingredients that they need for their food found in the menu. The children were got to see how the ingredients were displayed in the large compartment.

This is how it looks like!

The spices and oil used were kept in different container.

As some of the children were not able to see the ingredients, the waitress carried them. Definitely, Denise and Asri were happy to see the ingredients.

This is where pizzas and chicken drumlets were cooked in the big and hot oven.

That’s the end of their journey to the kitchen. Next, will be the dining area.
Teacher Lia asked the children what is the name of the ingredients placed at the wall. They were able to tell the ingredients as they were taught before they visited the Pizza Hut.

Teacher Lia explained to them to why there was a need to have light in the restaurant and how the waitress keyed in the customer order into the computer system.


Now, it’s the time the children have been waiting for. It’s eating time!
Let’s take a look at the photos captured before they enjoyed their meal!

Back to school…