Line of Inquiry: Exploring a variety of decorations from a variety of cultures
Decorations tell human stories and help us know one another
Today was Nico's turn to bring some important decorations from his home and culture and talk about their stories. Nico brought in a mouse that is the character on a TV show his mom watched as a little girl. Another stuffed animal was of a bear playing rugby, a sport played in New Zealand where his paternal grandparents are from. There were a few more items and I asked Nico where he kept these things and he replied "In my room!" The children began talking about the things they have in their rooms and we made a list of their decorations: Adyson, Hao Hao and Byron have stickers on their walls, Chloe has a sparkly ceiling and flowers, Natalia has bears, Rocco has animals, YuHa has stuffies, and Nico has a bed, blanket and pillow.
We watched a video of Margret Wise-Brown's Goodnight Moon. Then the children circled the things they thought were decorations in the room. The drama area has been transformed into a bedroom and the children were given time to play and decorate as they wished!
Hi Wendy
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way for children to practice communication skills when they are presenting their knowledge. They must feel quite proud with their accomplishments. I also note what the SMART board is providing a lot of opportunity for the children. I see them developing a sense of spatial understanding when they use the pen on the board to locate various objects and then developing their muscles as they trace the objects. How much fun is that!