This week we have been participating in some Spring Bookbug sessions with Mrs McIllwham. This led onto the children leading their own Bookbug sessions for their friends.
In the small world area, the children created Blair Drummond Safari Park! There were lots of opportunities for mathematical learning like sorting the animals into categories, exploring patterns and ordering of size and colour. The children had to think about the different areas of the park and which animals could live together safely.
“We need to make the area for the dinosaurus, they have lots of eggs and they make big noises” – DM
“I saw the peacock and it was so fluffy and had blue feathers” – RL
“A baby goat is called a kid” – MM
“The giraffes and lions cant live together because they will fight each other” -JR
This week within the construction area the children have been using visual backdrops to inspire their builds and create their own microcosms using three dimensional shapes and loose parts. The children then incorporated figures and toys to inhabit their little worlds they had created and engaged in imaginative play and reflected on their own personal experiences within these settings.
FM “my jungle”
“Look a big tree, that’s the leaves”
“A monkey climbing”
GG “It’s a cinema”
“I’ve been lots of times, i’ve seen paw patrol and wish”
“This is an epic seat”
What are they watching GG “they are just watching the adverts before”
CG “it’s the fair”
“Mummy, me, big sister, and my daddy goed there”
“ I had fun there”
AM “It’s The vets, the dog is poorly”
“This Is how you get in and you can go up there to see the animals better”
“Ringo has just been to the vets”-Leo
TR “I’m making a robot. He’ got two legs just like me”
In the malleable area this week the children have been making their own pizzas. They rolled out the playdough and added “cheese” and “tomato sauce.” They then selected their own toppings from a selection of resources. We looked at some menus and discussed how much we were going to charge for our pizzas, and decided how long they needed to cook in the pizza oven. There was great creativity and imagination!
“can someone please pass me the tomato sauce?” – RB
“roll the dough first” – CL
“now lettuce on” – MM
“it’s going to be £9.40” – EK
“it takes 10 minutes” – AC
“I’ve cut it in 4” – SC
“it’’s hot hot pizza” – KC
Some children have also been brilliant construction workers as they used the sand and shaving foam as cement to stick the bricks together. We explored how the consistency and texture of the sand changed when we added water, and experimented with different volumes of water. There was lots of discussion around the types of buildings we were making and also lots of descriptive language!
“that’s my house” – FM
“it feels very disgusting” – AC
“it’s called Robin building” – NT
“it feels wet and like a blob” – AC
“it can’t fall” – SC
