At the beginning of my five week practicum working at KIDSPACE, I noticed that Charlie had an interest in jets. Over time Charlie has developed this interest in a number of ways. Together we have searched the internet finding pictures of different jets. Charlie chose a picture that he liked and decided to use it as the model for his jet construction as well as a painting. Charlie has shown persistence working on his jet day by day. He has many elaborate ideas about how his jet should be and demonstrated skills such as using scissors, tape and painting. Charlie has expanded his interest through paper jet making. Which has given him the opportunity to explore with flights and gravity, flying them outside on a windy day. "My erryplane just crashed into that bush!" He said laughing, as he ran around flying his jet.
Currently, Charlie is working on a book about his developing interest in jets. He has chosen pictures and spent time typing and choosing what he wants to say in the book. By doing this Charlie is learning about literacy. This process also gives Charlie the opportunity to revisit his experiences as well as self-reflect, to think about what he has learnt and how he has felt through out the process.
Becky
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