Dear
Mead families and friends,
The
children have displayed such strong interest with weather at the moment – in
particular the way the rain makes puddles, we built on this by reading books
about puddles and mud.
We
read ‘Duck in the Truck’ by Jez Alborough, ‘Stuck in the Muck’ by Brett Avison
and Craig Smith and ‘This is the mud’ by Kathryn Apel and Warren Crossett.
The
stories quickly sparked a group discussion!
Liliana – “When it was raining it
turned into muddy puddles”
Jayden – “Boots – jump in the muddy
puddles”
Leonardo – “We get stuck really easy”
Haris – “When the raindrops fall –
rain fall muddy puddles”
Alex K – “Muddy puddle”
Yifan – “The cow got stuck in muddy
puddles”
We
continued our muddy puddle investigation by making our own mud. We did this by
collecting mud from our outside environment, we then added water to our dirt to
form oozy sticky mud.
Ethan – “We need water”
Zed – “Mud”
Liliana – “Looks like mud”
Paige – “Dirty mud”
Ethan – “Looks like chocolate”
We
then placed farm animals nearby as a provocation. Immediately the children
began to use the animals to re-tell the ‘Stuck in the Muck’ story.
Mud
play is a fantastic sensory experience for the children, they are able to
manipulate the textured mud with their hands while also connecting with nature
while also encouraging creative thinking.
Can
you please ensure your child has appropriate winter clothing to support this
current interest. (Gum boots and warm jacket).
We
hope you have a lovely weekend,
Miss
Elodie and Mrs Nacca
