One boy was playing with his friend earlier this week when he invited an adult to “Come to the campfire.” He then went on to “set up fire” and involved his friends in his imaginative play. There was lots of discussion and skills being transferred from previous experience.
“We need to sing camp songs”
“Fire, fire, fire”
“We will have marshmallows.”
“We need sticks for the marshmallows”
“Oh I need a lighter stick to light the fire…. now blow to make it high”
“Now we can cook the marshmallows.”
Some children used the floor book to share their knowledge and experiences of camping and camp fires. They answered who, what and where questions and were keen to record their own ideas in the book. Have a look at some of their responses.
So this afternoon some of the children joined Mrs Waddell out at the fire pit where we explored fire safety and our knowledge of making a fire, when we worked together to create a small camp fire and the toasted our marshmallows on it. We used our senses to talk about the fire.
What can we see?
“Orange fire!”
“The wind is blowing the fire.”
“Is it steam?”
“The wood is going black”
What can we smell?
“I can smell burning.”
“It’s smokey”
What can we hear?
The children listen carefully and make some very good impressions of the fire crackling…”It’s making noises”
What can we taste?
“Marshmallows!!!!”
“It’s yummy”
“It’s strawberry taste”
What can we feel?
“It’s hot.”
“It feels warm.”
By using our Fire Pit we are developing:
Social interactions
Life skills
Risk Taking
Confidence
Experience
Co-operation
Communication
