The boys and girls have shown a great interest in “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” story. There has been a lot of story re-enacting, re-telling and discussing the events in the book. We have been busy chatting about the foods that the caterpillar ate and which ones we like and dislike.
A: “I like the apples, oranges and ice-cream.”
M: “Sure lollipops and ice-cream isn’t healthy? It’s just a treat.”
L: “The caterpillar was healthy but also a little bit not.”
We decided to play a blind tasting/smelling game! First, we chopped the fruit and veg and with our eyes closed, we had to guess what we’re tasting! Beforehand we also grouped the items into vegetables and fruit, how clever!
A: “I love lemons, they are sour!”
L: “I like peppers, this one is juicy.”
J: “It tastes like strawberries.”
K: “I don’t like cucumbers.”
After our blind tasting, the boys and girls started talking about different scents that they like and dislike. We decided to play another “blind game” – only this time, we used our noses to guess what it was!
A: “It smells like lemons, I love them.”
M: “It smells sweet and wet, is it lettuce?”
O: “This smells like my toothpaste I use in the morning!”
L: “It could also be mint tea.”
C: “This smells sour.”
A: “Ohh this smells delicious, is it chocolate?!”
L: “Lemons make me go squirmy”
We then recorded our likes and dislikes in the Imaginative Floorbook – together, we made a graph to see which scent was the favourite one and which one got the most thumbs down.
You are more than welcome to pop in and see the floorbook for yourself!
