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What’s in the box?

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.

Time for the big reveal- is it a match???

Yeesssss!!

There was great excitement when we made the match!

The boys and girls used great descriptive language and demonstrated brilliant co-operative working. Well done, everyone!

Article 29- We have the right to an education which develops our personality, talents and abilities.

Outdoors fun 🤩

This week in the outdoor area, the children have had lots of fun investigating different problem solving techniques through their play.

Some of the children really enjoyed posting the polydrone, so we came up with a fun game where we could all take turns posting them, and practice sharing our resources as a team.

The children came up with great suggestions…

”if we put the tyre at the bottom, then it might not topple?”

“I’m a giant! I can see all the way to the bottom”

Some of our children needed a little hand to reach, but were very resourceful, using the crates from the muddy movers obstacle course. Great idea 💡

We posted so many polydrone that we filled the pipe up all the way to the top…

“We’ve got to tip it out now. Big CRASH!”

“ready, steady, GO!”

Some children even decided to see if it would slide down to the bottom a different way after we had tipped it over…

”it might get stuck.”

”I’m so strong”

“Got them! It’s like flying”

Sharing and turn taking are great life skills to learn, especially when it’s through fun games! Keep up the great work boys and girls 👍🤩