10 | September | 2025 | Cart Mill Family Centre

This week in the home room, some of the children have been exploring technology in the story corner, and various ways we can investigate stories..

We discovered some of the books displaying QR Codes … I wonder what they mean?

“Let’s see what happens!”

“Another one!”

“Is this a QR code?”

We decided to investigate the various QR codes to find out their purpose, and they each did something different! Some of the codes shared videos of the story, so the children got super cosy to listen and watch…

Some of the stories had audio readings, and verbal cues to turn the page…

“Ping, next page!”

The children have enjoyed being able to independently listen to the stories, and they have been expressing an interest in creating their own stories too. Some have even asked how to make their own QR codes! The children have shown great listening and turn taking skills as they play and learn, well done everybody, keep up the great work 👍 📚

Within the STEM area we have been learning about our bodies and how they work. Today we focused on learning about our hands and our sense of touch. To help our understanding we played a game of What’s in the Box? The children had to close their eyes while I placed three objects in the box. Then they had to put their hands through the holes in the side of the box and feel the objects, describing them to their friends. Next they had to match the objects from the tray to what they felt and place them on top of the box. Lastly, turn the box around for the big reveal, does it match?

The children then decided they would like to play the game independently.

They were absolutely fantastic at taking turns and encouraging each other to describe the objects. They even started increasing the amount of objects they had to feel.