Grace Lee's Shilling Furniture
Factory and Showroom
Field Trip

In the middle of the winter we bundled up all of the children for a trip to visit a furniture factory owned by a family at our school. The trip provided inspiration for lively conversations, and led to a number of construction projects in the kindergarten classrooms. The children made wonderful drawings of the buildings, the machines and the furniture, and wrote about their experiences at the factory.

64 kids on their way.	On the bus.

John shows us the way.	We all file in.

John tells us about safety and noise.


A close up look at the table saw.

Everyone had a turn to use the drill.

Some parts have to be glued.	John shows us the claw foot chair.

Tieing the springs.	Stuffing the sofa.

The seamstress at work.	Inserting the zipper.

Outside the showroom.	Let's go in!

We make ourselves comfortable.	Boy, its crowded.

Can we place an order?	Time for a snack.

Thank you Grace Lee! .