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Frozen Puddles - 4 Hour Class

When we went to King George Park, the children enjoyed playing in the snowy playground. While running around, Jerome, Koen and Fraser noticed the ice on the ground and were intrigued by it. They came closer to look at it and Koen said “this is a big piece of ice”. Fraser started to walk on it and realized that it was very slippery. He almost fell but caught himself. Fraser said “this feels like skating”. Jerome was determined to look for small pieces of ice on the ground.



Jerome found a small enough piece of ice that he could carry and threw it across the ice. He saw how the ice turned into smaller pieces and it just slid across the frozen puddle. Jerome said “the big ice no break”.

 
 
Koen and Fraser wanted to break the ice and see if there was water under the ice. Koen started stomping on the ice. The ice started to crack and eventually broke. There was still water under the ice.
 
 
 
Fraser and Koen both enjoyed walking on the ice. Koen said, “it feels like your feet are sliding”.

 The children enjoyed exploring the ice. They were intrigued by how water turns to ice and vice versa. This will be a topic that we will be exploring in the coming week.

Until next time,

Patricia

 
 



  

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