Deciding What to Build

We had planned a city bus trip a couple of weeks ago but with

all the snow we received the trip had to be cancelled.

Since that time I had started thinking about introducing fire fighters

to our program.

But I wasn't sure if the children wanted to move on from the bus idea.

To see where their interest lays I did a survey.

The children had to pick between building a bus or a fire truck.

A couple of pages later the tally favoured a fire truck.

This morning we dug out a big box and started to transform it.

This is a really wide box so we will be able to have two drivers.

I know this doesn't represent a real fire truck 

but it's important to meet the needs of the children

and driving a truck is a high interest.

We pulled out some equipment to begin the play.

Next week we will decide what colour to paint the truck.

We will also visit a real fire station and learn more

about a fire truck.

Project Planning - Next Steps

Another way I learned if there was enough interest to continue with

our horse project was to do a survey.

Every morning the children sign in by placing their picture on a board 

that has a question.

This week's question is "Do you like horses?"

During the first three days this week about 75% showed that they liked horses.

Seeing that there is a high interest I set up our next question:

"Where do horses live?"

The children were asked to draw where they thought horses lived.

Some said farm but most said barn.

We now have some base drawings to build a barn.

But one more step before we do.

We will visit a real horse stable.