How this product aligns with the EYLF
Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
The Contour Kitchen Station encourages children to engage in imaginative play, allowing them to explore various roles within a household setting. Through role-play scenarios, children can investigate everyday tasks, fostering curiosity and inquiry as they navigate the dynamics of cooking and cleaning.
Building language, imagination, and social skills
This play kitchen provides a rich context for children to develop their language skills as they engage in dialogue during pretend play. By interacting with peers in shared play experiences, children enhance their social skills, negotiating roles and responsibilities while expressing their ideas and creativity.
Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity.
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world.
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators.
Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas
Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a home corner where the Contour Kitchen Station serves as a central feature, encouraging children to engage in role-play that reflects their own experiences at home.
Incorporate the kitchen station into a themed unit on healthy eating, allowing children to explore food preparation and nutrition through imaginative play.
Play-Based Activity Ideas
Encourage children to create a menu for a pretend restaurant, using the kitchen station to ‘prepare’ meals and serve them to their peers, fostering collaboration and communication.
Organise a cooking competition where children take turns using the kitchen station to ‘cook’ their favourite dish, promoting creativity and problem-solving as they share their ideas.
Provocation Ideas
Introduce a selection of real kitchen utensils and ingredients for children to use alongside the kitchen station, prompting discussions about cooking and food preparation.
Create story prompts related to cooking and household activities, inviting children to act out the scenarios using the kitchen station, enhancing their storytelling skills.
