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Sarah Drops It

Sarah enthusiastically joins an activity mixing colors with droppers. The educator shows Sarah how to properly use the dropper to squeeze water into the containers. Sarah joyfully squeezes the dropper to raise and lower the yellow liquid inside. She learns to coordinate emptying the dropper into the tray. Sarah mixes different colors to make beautiful autumn tones. This play helps Sarah gain confidence and control over her body as she learns new skills, as outlined in Te Whariki's learning priority of exploration and physical development.

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Sarah Drops It

Sarah enthusiastically joins an activity mixing colors with droppers. The educator shows Sarah how to properly use the dropper to squeeze water into the containers. Sarah joyfully squeezes the dropper to raise and lower the yellow liquid inside. She learns to coordinate emptying the dropper into the tray. Sarah mixes different colors to make beautiful autumn tones. This play helps Sarah gain confidence and control over her body as she learns new skills, as outlined in Te Whariki's learning priority of exploration and physical development.

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S arah drops it

Learning priority: [Their greater working memory contributes to their capacity ..]
[..developing more complex working theories and problem-solving strategies, sustaining
attention, and being more persistently curious.]Te Whariki pg. 17

Just the other week I prepared colour mixing activity as rainy day kind-of-thing to do.
Sarah I was pleased that you wanted to join the table. I set everybody with trays and milk
pottle caps and one dropper. There were larger containers for everybody to share that had
red, green and yellow food colouring mixed with water.
You very enthusiastically took the dropper in to your hand and started to mix the water with
the wand. I showed you the technique to the dropper use and mentioned to follow how
others were using their fingers to squeeze the water in. There is definitely a trick to this on
how to squeeze the dropper in the right time whilst its submerged in the liquid to let
vacuum fill the droppers cavity and then let it go to empty it. I observed how you were
joyously squeezing the dropper with the effect of yellow liquid raising and lowering inside
the dropper. Finally you learned the trick to right coordination of emptying it on the tray and
refilling it again. You were happy to do this for a long time and then you started mixing in
other colour from different container to make some gorgeous autumnal tones. Art and
playing with colours can be greatly satisfying, dont you think? I would love to expand on
this learning later on.

Sarah, its a real pleasure to have you (and your sister) at An-Nur childcare centre, such a
bright spark you are!

What is Sarah learning with play like this?


Links to Te Whariki learning curriculum (2017)

5. Exploration-Mana Aoturoa
They gain confidence in and control of their bodies

Children learn control over their bodies, including


development of locomotor and movement skills, agility
and balance, and the ability, coordination and confidence
to use their body to take risks and physical challenges.

Learning story for Jyne 2017 by Heidi Brotkin

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