Tremendous Tuesday!

Tuesday was a bit wet this week but that did not stop the fun in Room 24! In between the rain showers we managed to get out onto the playground for some fun. Thank goodness we are so close to the oak tree as this was a nice dry spot to play while it drizzled around us. This week we had lots of different inspirations and creative ideas. Here are our learning stories...

Aroha for Christchurch – This week we have been talking about how we can spread love after the tragic events in Christchurch. Some of the children create different creations and letters to show their love to the people of Christchurch. Zhane made a cross with love written on it and Lila created a beautiful picture.

Treasure hunt - Mrs Fulford inspired lots of play today with a treasure hunt. She showed the children in the morning a pirate treasure map she created and by the afternoon they were off. Alyssia and Agnes were the first of many treasure hunters to create their own maps and lead others on the pirate adventure. Alyssia made some actual treasure and hid that for Mercy and Seiaemoe to find. Seiaemoe found actual treasure (a 20 cent piece) while digging for Alyssia treasure. Mrs Fulford noticed how much maths the children were doing without realising ... directions (left, right, under, in, over, above, below) measurement and scale. This is going to become our focus in maths this week. Imagine all the treasure maps we can make.

Kite flying - While at the craft table Sarah was inspired to make a kite. Mrs Fulford found her testing it's ability to fly outside. Sarah had the most wonderful smile and her sheer delight was a pleasure to watch. Here is a video so you can see for yourself. 

Town design - What started as car play with some of the boys quickly became a town. The boys had a massive piece of card from last week. They were designing their homes on it using felts and crayon when Mrs Fulford suggested using blocks. Then they were off... we had homes, police stations and huge intricate stories about what was happening in the different places and who was there. 

Water play - this week the water play moved away from floating and sinking. We still had some boats but while playing Syriah and Leeroy made a discovery. When they tested their boats using coloured paper they found that the coloured leaked and changed the water colour in the container. So they added more paper and experimented with what colours created what others colours and what paper worked the best. 

 

Dragons - At the moment we are reading 'How to train your dragon'. We are up to the part were there is an enormous dragon sleeping on the hooligans beach. This inspired Leeroy to create his own dragon. It is a two-headed dragon which is as big as our building and likes eating people. 

Other exploring...