This week I continued with the pom-poms but added a few surprises. In the bin I taped mirrors on the bottom and sides to see if the children would notice. I also placed a variety of balls in with the pom-poms to further expand the children's repertoire of round items. I also kept the format, where the children could choose when to interact with the experience. What strikes me is that some go for the experience right away while others wait and yet everyone eventually engages with the materials. The addition of the balls was a big hit but the mirrors didn't have quite the affect I had hoped for. This was the first time Zadie was introduced to the materials and she impressed me with the thoroughness of her exploration. I think she touched and manipulated almost every different container and ball offered.
Kaia has been working on her B sounds and came to the pom-poms ready to practice. Watch as she says ball...simply amazing!
Kaia, my musical one, also found a way to use one of the containers as an instrument to project her voice. Notice she uses a completely different sound than her previous exploration of "Ba".
Sebastien finds himself facing an interesting challenge. One of the balls is stuck in his favorite container...hmm, how will he get it out? In the Reggio Approach the "teacher" is seen as a provocateur, providing interesting dilemmas for children to ponder and uncover. This was my intention when I placed the ball inside the white container. He tries to grab, bite, and shake it loose!
Bryce is so close to crawling and he has such a desire to get right into the bin but he settles for a partial immersion in the bin as well as tasting any of the items which are close by.
Bryce is one of the few chidren who actually likes the texture of the pom-poms in his mouth. Most of the other children give it a few tries and then decide they don't like it very much but Bryce will continue to try one over and over again!
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