Water Wonders: Rivers and Roads

On Monday I took the children into Pacific Spirit Park where we searched for evidence of water. They soon found a creek and a pipe that let the water flow under the park path and others that let the water flow under the road! We went bush whacking into the forest to follow the creek further.

"Where did all the salmon go?"

following the creek

Different Names for Pathways of Water
On Tuesday the children started an on-going project; to create a landscape. They painted the land and water, including rivers, streams, creeks, and brooks and the ocean. We made a list of ideas of things to add to the landscape to show how people and animals live in or near water and use water.

 A classic story "Mr Gumpy's Outing" by John Birmingham is a story of a man who lives by the river and goes for a boat ride. One by one the animals ask if they can come along and he says yes as long as they promise not to cause trouble. All goes well until havoc breaks lose and the boat tips into the river! The children love dramatizing this story!