Learning Story

Name: Miranda Age: 5

Date: 7/10/13
Setting: Outside Time: 12.05pm

Miranda was working with her friend to make the soup. When being asked why she put the end of the pipe into the soup and blew it to make bubble, she said, make it magic. She kept blowing it and made lots of bubbles.

She found some flowers and put them into the soup, she stirred and kept blowing it. When being asked what they thought the bubble came from, they thought about it for a while and then answered, because we blew it. Educator praised them and told them when they blew the pipe, they pushed the air inside the pipe out and the air is lighter than the water so the bubble appeared. They listened carefully and tried it again.

Interpretation of the Learning & Links with the EYLF Outcomes:

Miranda likes cooking food and making and exploring new things. Miranda is developing her social & language skills through interaction with the adult and her peers and working collaboratively with others towards one goal. Mirandas cognitive skills are being fostered as she was trying to make bubbles and think about the question asked by the educator. Wellbeing 1.5- increasingly co-operate and work collaboratively with others Identity 4.2- engage in and contribute to shared play experiences Learning 1.4 follow and extend their own interests with enthusiasm, energy and concentration Communication 1.8- interact with others to explore ideas and concepts, clarify and challenge thinking, negotiate and share new understandings

What next?
The more discussion can be made to inspire Miranda to think about floating and sinking. Home corner: to explore how to cook in order to further her real life skills Water play with floating boats and animals: to experience everyday concept floating and sinking in order to link it to the scientific concepts.