In PE this term we are looking at survival in and around water. To start off our swimming lessons we have been developing water confidence and practicing relaxing in the water so that we can float- as opposed to thrashing around and sinking! We have also been having a lot of fun!
As part of our Discovery programme this week, I put a roll of cellotape and a stack of cardboard strips on a table. The room was buzzing as the children shared ideas and tried out ways of making something out of the strips. Lots of oral language and problem solving occurred as they modified and extended their ideas. Here is a sample of what some of them came up with.
