Towards the start of January our reliever Rachel thought the children would like to explore this ice bowl, so she brought it in especially for the children. When I put it onto the table it caught the attention from a group of children. They noticed that there were flowers inside the ice bowl. The sun was hot that day so it started to melt quite fast, children examined it in different ways, Maia liked licking it, Bella held it up to her face as there were holes in the ice for her to look through, Oscar used his hands to feel the cold ice. As it carried on melting it became eaiser for the children to break bits off, this is what Jack, Ahlyna and Thadeus did, they all had a piece each to play with and roll around on the table. I talked to the children about some simple science concepts such as melting, liquid and different discriptive words were used in conversations with the children.
Tamara
As the warmer weather has decided to finally come around, we have made the most of the slip 'n' slide. The children had an absolute ball running and sliding down the slide, we used dishwashing liquid to make it more slippery. Children took turns at holding the hose and waited patiently for their turns. What a fun, social time they all had!!
Yesterday Debbie set up the ipod outside and offered the children a range of musical instruments to experiment with music and movement. Max, Paige and Jaz made the most of this experience. They started off by following the words of the song with actions then got really creative by incorporating the musical instruments and their own kani kani (dance) movements. Jaz has the cutest little wiggle. It is great to observe Max settling into the KIDSPACE environment and having the confidence to get involved and have fun.
