Morning Mingle gives P6/7 time to settle into the day, connect with each other and explore different activities together.

This week, a simple idea with some connecting straws grew into something much bigger! The children worked together to create one enormous line of straws, eventually taking their construction out of the classroom and along the school corridor.

As their idea developed, so did the learning. They estimated how long it might be, measured their construction, solved problems and worked out how best to move and extend it. Communication became particularly important as the line grew so long that the children even decided to introduce walkie-talkies to help coordinate the team!

It was lovely to see how naturally the activity developed through their play and curiosity, bringing together numeracy, problem solving, creativity, communication and collaboration.

Sometimes a simple idea can lead to a lot of learning!