Making in the Mud Kitchen:

turn taking, imagination, connecting real life to play

J--, you were very keen to help organise the

Picture of J-- and her fairy cake
mixture
mud kitchen area this morning. You looked
around the yard for tools to use and invited
your friends to join you in the search and in
your play. You have collaboratively planned
with friends to make a fairy cake and fairy
soup for a party. I noticed that you politely
asked a friend to help stir the fairy cake
mixture while you picked flowers and herbs
in the garden. You were careful not to
overpluck the flowers so there will be some
for next time.

“I will go grab some more flowers When asked about the ingredients used to
and you can stir the mixture while make your fairy cake, you listed “flour, two
I’m gone” eggs, vanilla and flowers for decoration.”

J--, you were so proud of your fairy cake that

you created and gladly served it to other
educators and friends.

What does this tell me about you as a learner?

J--, you are a confident and involved learner when you are showing interest and wonder
towards mud play. You participated with enthusiasm. You initiated and contributed to the
shared play with your own ideas inspired by your imagination and creativity. You were an
effective communicator and asked C-- for help while you went to collect more flowers.
You were also able to adapt and make connections to an experience you have in real-life
into your play.

This experience has shown me that you have a great sense of imagination, the ability to
communicate effectively with those around you. You are a confident and involved learner
who is curious and participates enthusiastically.

What’s next? Maybe next time we can write a recipe for your fairy cake

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