Obstacle Course time Trials

The tamariki had great fun exploring the obstacle course outside last week. After a few practice rounds to get familiar with each part, they decided to add an extra challenge, timing each other using the stopwatch feature on a phone. This brought an exciting new element to their play, as they eagerly waited for their turn and cheered each other on.

Each child focused on doing their very best, remembering the course sequence and moving quickly through each obstacle. When they heard their time, they immediately started planning ways to improve…

“I can go faster if I take off my shoes” - Summer

“I’m going to put my arms out  the side to balance!”- Maisy

This showed determination, problem-solving, and self-motivation.

What a wonderful experience for the children as they challenged themselves and tested their physical skills, balancing carefully, coordinating their movements, and showing impressive agility. With each turn, they took safe risks, explored what their bodies could do, and set little personal goals to beat their own times. There were smiles and cheers as they compared results, celebrated improvements, and discovered early numeracy ideas like sequencing and comparing numbers. Their social skills were also promoted as they practised fairness and turn-taking, and showed encouragement to their friends. Tino paid, well done team! :-)