This morning we provided a new provocation. We put out an unfamiliar material and carefully observed to see how the children engaged with it.
Today's material is Kinex, a building system that allows for open ended exploration and project based learning. The tiny pieces are great for building fine motor control and precision, as well as developing cognitive processes.
Unsurprisingly, the boys were drawn like magnets. As they started to explore the unfamiliar material, they quickly found their own unique ways of interacting.
Some explored snapping the pieces together and getting a feel for it.
Some were drawn to the little robots and went to the doll house.
Others built a project right away.
JJ gathered some materials and started to explore on his own, and discovered he could make a windmill powered by his own breath.
Hudson observed him and tried it too. Already they were communicating ideas.
Some children brought the Kinex to other centres and inetegrated them into play there, such as Hamish's Kitty Spaceship.
And Adam's security cameras.
This afternoon we will continue to explore and try to build projects with a plan, and try to get some of our girl engineers interested!
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