The floor is on fire!

With their practitioner a group of four year olds discover why the wooden castle is so hot. They tell their ideas of why it might be and work out an answer together.

Good for looking at

• Sustained shared thinking
• Understanding the world
• Conversations
• Communication
• Language

 

With their practitioner a group of four year olds discover why the wooden castle is so hot. They tell their ideas of why it might be and work out an answer together.

Notice

• What cues can you see that show what the children are interested in? (Look out for non-verbal and body language as well as spoken language)
• How are the children learning? Which areas of development, engagement and characteristics of learning can you observe?
• In what ways does the adult support the children’s learning?
• How does the environment support the children’s learning?