It’s hard to believe we are in our final weeks in the Cocoon.
Kellie, Milly, Cathy, and I (Rachelle) wanted to say thank you for the opportunity to teach your children. We have cherished our days with them and as the time comes to an end, we will be sure to let them know how proud we are! We also thank you, our incredible families for your support and efforts in our program. Best wishes for a joyous Christmas filled with love, happiness, and prosperity!

How the World Works

The Cocoon children would like to share some learning experiences from their unit of Inquiry 'How the World Works.'

Their interest in Myth busters and change around us led to inquiry via science experiments, songs, trial and error, research and observations of patterns and cycles.

“Water can’t make anything explode. I have tried it in my backyard before, and it didn’t work. Only vinegar can make things erupt” Tom.

This led us to an experiment with the children. We used vinegar and bi-carb together, then a second experiment using water and citric acid with bi-carb.

“Yeah, I didn’t think it would” Noah.

“The vinegar made it bigger” Mila.

“The other one has more bubbles” Frankie.

“Totally busted!! Water can make things explode” Tom.

Colour experiment

Does hot water make the coloured water change any faster than other temperatures?

“The hot will make it evaporate” Tom.

“It will be slower” Luca.

We are inquirers who can learn through our curiosities. Through our experiments, we develop skills and have used critical and creative thinking to understand How the World Works.

“It pushes it up” Tom.

“And out quickly” Amelie.

“The hot moves it” Frankie.

“Faster than the cold” Mila.

“Maybe because it’s got steam” Noah.

This week we took some time at the end of our session to reflect on all the things we love about Nature play days…

“The walk is beautiful you see flowers and it makes you happy” Amelie.

“Nature is the best type of playground. You can climb, draw and jump” Tom.

“Making up games is fun” Elijah.

“I play Spidey” Walter.

“You can make necklaces from flowers” Oscar.

“We played fruit salad and limbo” Seb.

“Making huts is so much fun. I made a big one” Noah.

“Singing songs and making up music with sticks” Indiana.

“Climbing trees and being able to jump off them” Frankie.

“The walk is hard, but your legs get stronger, and you can do it” Valentina.

“Games” Arlo.

“Finding bugs and making bug houses” Luca.

“Running, finding sticks and playing on the boat” Spencer.

“Making up games, finding treasures and climbing trees”. Elle

“Climbing trees. I’m good at climbing trees now”. Aaren

“I used to not like it but now I play games with Frankie and Amelie. We can climb really high” Mila.

RACHELLE STEWART