Day two of our Hook Week was another busy one in Class Five! Today, we became designers and inventors, putting our creativity (and our resilience!) to the test.
Our challenge was to design and make our very own cup and ball toy. It sounded simple… until we actually had to make one! There was A LOT of sticky tape involved, plenty of problem-solving and more than a few moments where things didn’t quite go to plan! 🤣
But the children showed resilience in bucket loads. They kept trying, adapted their designs and didn’t give up when their toys weren’t working quite as they had hoped. And then came the REALLY tricky bit… actually getting the ball into the cup! Some of us discovered that making the toy was only half the challenge! 😂
In the afternoon, we became toy detectives. We thought carefully about toys from the past and toys we might find today. Rather than simply deciding whether a toy was “old” or “new”, we thought about how we knew. We looked closely at the materials toys were made from, how they worked and the features that might give us clues about when they were created.
We finished our day by getting to properly play and explore some of our new toys in our groups. But there was a challenge attached to our play! We were trying to earn more of our Play Awards by showing all the behaviours that make play enjoyable for everyone – playing fairly, sharing, taking turns, looking after our toys and remembering to tidy up.
It was lovely to see the children putting our learning about fairness, teamwork and being a good crew member into practice while they played.
Another fantastic day of Hook Week – and we think we might have some budding toy designers and inventors in Class Five! 🎠
