Today we spent some time looking a bit deeper into our Inquiry question of
How do our brains think and learn while we are playing?
The children were able to give the following examples of the learning they have been doing -
By trying new things
Learning by doing things
By keeping on trying and having a CAN-DO attitude
By practicing things we have been learning (like doubles) when we do counting
Working out stuff by using your iniativie
By learning from each other
We followed this by writing about how we are learning at investigation time -
I like to make swords with wood. I am learning by building. Mike
At investigation time I played in the family corner. At the family corner I used it for a cafe. We we were playing cafe's I was the waiting person. Olivia
At investigation time I did a dance floor with Charlotte and we used lots of blocks and colour. We were working together. We weren't finished it because someone broke it. We will go to it the next time. It was fun. Isabella
I like the building area. I build stuff like robots with wood and blocks and hammers and it was very noisy. Luka
I like to investigate the home corner. I am making a cookie. It's making my brain bigger. (with my learning) Leila
I am learning to make a robot and you need some boxes to make the robot. I put the boxes together, it was a little bit hard to put the boxes together because I had to glue them. I followed my plan.
Ruby
I like to investigate duplo building a tower. I am learning to be a builder. Kastle
I go to the home corner and you can learn how to cook and write and go on the telephone and take in and out from the oven and use money. Sophie
In investigation time I went to the construction area because I wanted to and I built a home. Bella
I love to make food at investigation time. I love making things I am learning how to do maths. Joshua
I like doing writing at the writing table because it is good. We write at the writing table. I look on the classroom walls to find words. Deandra
At investigation time I made a dance floor with Isabella. We are still working on it by using a can do attitude. Charlotte
At investigation time I played cafe's and it was fun. I kept at it and I was with Olivia. I was learning to share and work together. Millie
I go to the writing table at investigation time and I look at the word wall when I write beause if you write you will get smarter. Anya
I like the writing area because I can write words and I learn some pictures and I find words on the window or the wall. Sija
I was at the tinkering table learning to build. Shreyan
