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Moments of interest...

There was a lot of productive play today as children explored a few new materials. We had two clear bins filled with gigantic multi- coloured  pom poms and two bowls. This new activity was captivating for many children and I sat back and watched Colin and Cash for quite a while as they interacted with the pom poms. They initially began their play by sorting the pom poms by colour. Then Cash started to count the pom poms but quickly moved onto hiding them underneath the big container. He then turned the container over and declared that he was "The pom pom delivery man." and walked towards Colin. Cash dumped them out and Colin exclaimed "The pom poms are jumping out." They continued to play with the idea of the pom poms "jumping" out for a long time, at times spilling them all over their heads and then frantically picking them up and putting them back into the container. Soon, the two of them were holding one lid on top of the other and hiding them. Then the idea of hiding took on a new form as they transferred the pom poms to the small bowl and again inverted one on top of the other. This action was done repeatedly and I wondered about what they think about the idea of concealing something. What it means to conceal something tangible, like a pom pom. Also, what it means to conceal something more abstruse, like information. I wonder if these concepts could be explored in class. Children, from a young age, enjoy the game of hiding objects so how can we build on this idea?

 








There were straws and connectors on the large carpet and this area was very busy with children coming and going. Many children played with making abstract designs while others made a shape of something they knew.

Bryn said  " I am making a sun. It has to be a circle and have spikes."

 


















Other things made:
Wayne: a fan
Zev: a helicopter ( he then said to me " Can you write that down?" Interesting that he wanted me to write it down- validation?)
Niko: a bicycle pedal
Cole: the letter "X"
Loreli: a rainbow stick





Emily


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