B is for Box!

This week we have been having lots of fun during our shared reading time.  We have been reading the book    It's Not a Box.

We have had so much fun as we have been learning and creating through play.

First we played and talked about boxes...

Then we created...

Then we did some writing...

And now we have a great wall display...

Well done Room 6 - so much fun!

P is for PMP

We started PMP this week.  PMP is a great programme and it has been running at Redwood School for a long time now.   PMP helps children to develop a perception of themselves in relation to the world around them.  All of these movements and experiences prepare the brain for learning.

On top of all this it is loads of fun!!!

There is lots of great language when the children crawl "in" "out", "through", "between" and "forwards".

This memory actitivy helps the children to develop their sequencial memory.

This activity where the children toss a bean bag in a hoop helps develop both hand and eye co-ordination - these things are important when you are writing.

Spatial awareness impacts reading and writing - as we develop a good sense of spatial awareness we develop our understanding of left and right, how to lay out a page when writing and forming letters the correct way.

Isn't it great that all this important learning can happen in such a fun way!  A big thanks to the parents who come and help run this programme, we can't do it without their support.

B is for bucket filling

We have been learning all about bucket filling in the Kiwi Syndicate over the past two weeks.  It is a great way to share and show kindness and the children have a really good understanding of the things they can do to fill other peoples buckets.

Today we brainstormed ideas before Discovery Time of ways we could enjoy working and playing together and fill our own and others buckets.

The children did all these things during our session and had lots of fun.  When we got back to Room 6 they wrote stories about what they had done at Discovery Time.

Today at Discovery Time I played with Alex.

Today at Discovery Time I played with the girls.

Today at Discovery Time we were in a box.

Today at Discovery Time I played families with Olivia, Sophie and Millie.

Today at Discovery Time I played trains with Jayden.

Today at Discovery Time I made a flag all by myself.

Today at Discovery Time we played families only.  Olivia and Olivia and Millie only.

Nice work Room 6 - it filled my bucket to see you all playing together so imaginatively.  You were being creative as well as exploring things.  I loved seeing you play so well with your friends.

Sija's Shell

Today Sija brought in some interesting news.  She found this snail shell in the bush when she was in Picton.

We all had a good LOOK, LISTEN and SMELL.

We noticed ...

Olivia noticed that it was a big shell.

Alex noticed that the snail was not inside the shell.  She wondered if the snail died.

Luka noticed a little curl in the the middle of the shell.

Sophie noticed the little curl in the middle of the shell was golden.

Charlotte noticed there was also lots of brown bits.

Sija noticed it had a smell on the inside.

Alex noticed that it was grey on the inside.

We all listened and couldn't  hear anything.

We wondered ...

How big the snail was?

If the snail grew too big for the inside of the shell.

What fun news - Thanks Sija.