Wednesday 16 August 2017

I wonder what it is, I wonder what is hiding??

After showing patience and perseverance, we finally opened the Paper Mache to see what was inside.  We have been working on the paper Mache for weeks now.  Gluing the paper on the balloon and then finally painting it.
·  On the Thursday 10th August we found a egg in the Green Mache, we still have to find what is inside, by digging with the special tools. 
·  On Tuesday the 15th August we found a tiny yellow duck in the Orange Mache and A Kiwi in the Blue one.  We all had the opportunity to guess what was inside Can you believe it, Paige guessed the Kiwi!

Lots of toys (Arian), an  elephant , a unicorn ( Chloe M ), a Cheetah (Kain) Chocolate (Felix), giant T Rex (Gareth), an egg (Iris), a Kiwi (Paige) and a Crocodile (Evan) where some of the suggestions.
It is important for children to not always have instant gratification.  This is technically called Delayed Gratification.  Delayed gratification, is the ability to resist temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a reward later reward.  Generally, delayed gratification is associated with resisting a smaller but more enduring reward in order to receive a larger one later.  A growing body of literature has linked the ability to delay gratification to a host of other positive outcomes, including academic success, physical health, psychological health, and social competence,
Ka pai everyone. 






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