The Rain Came down....

The Rain Came down......

As we all know Auckland has seen its fair share of rain.  This did not stop us from getting outside to explore.  Intrigued by the torrents of rain coming off the corners of the umbrellas and the spouting  this inspired a group of children to work together and problem solve as to how to capture this rain.  The children were on a mission to find some containers to use for their idea!.  They started to experiment as the  ice-cream containers started to fill. It was a race to see which container was going to fill the fastest.  Children were giggling and squealing as some of the containers were over flowing.  One of our 4 year olds' thought an egg timer would be a good idea.  There as a lot of discussion over this as some children's perception was that they didn't need to time the water because they could see it in front of their eyes. 

Excited by their discovery the children wanted to measure the amount of water using the beakers.  There was a lot of mathematical concepts being explored by transferring the water, counting, measuring and a lot of in depth conversations, problem solving, negotiating, with their peers.  

The children were very active running from one container to the other, communicating with each other as to what was happening.  We are so lucky to have such an incredible space outdoors that the children's curiosity and wonders can be fulfilled at any time.  Thanks to their curiosity and creativity they discovered that even the most ordinary activities can be a source of education and discovery and a lot of fun!.