We have started the year focused on boats.
We live on an island, boats are part of life.
This table is set up as the first thing families see when they enter the classroom.
I wanted to see if there was enough interest for boats to become a project.
Every child that entered the room stopped to play.
Some were focused just on the boats and others liked the little blue ceramic fish.
So this week we will be using different materials to make boats.
Today the children were provided with corks, toothpicks, string, paper, string, plastercine.
I was happy to see the families feeling comfortable enough to use anything they wanted on the shelves. Some added beads to their boats, while others use toilet paper tubes to extend their play.
They were very excited with the results.
We extended our play to the water table.
Will our cork boats float?
Yes and no.
What we learned about using paper for the sail?
When it gets wet it droops and pulls the boat over.
