It might feel like Antarctica outside this week but in the studio we have been exploring how cold it really is.

This stared with the children discovered some polystyrene in the junk area. We started breaking and cutting it up and soon discovered it looked like snow.

“Ice can crack”

The children started to discuss different animals that like snow conditions. We introduced the artic animals into the play. This sparked more discussion about the different animal.

”Penguins can’t fly”

”Penguins are very good swimmers “

“Penguins can go on the ice”

“I’ve made a home for the penguin”

“All this snow is sticking to my hands”

While watching some beautiful images of Antarctica on the screen we started to create our very own Antarctica.

We watched a short video and discovered that the South Pole is the coldest place on earth. Antarctica is almost entirely covered by ice. It’s the only continent where human don’t live, it’s so cold. Only a few animal can survive the harsh conditions.

As well as being fun Small world play also provides the children time to explore different materials, act out real life scenarios, practice social skills and gain an understanding of the world.

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