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Water Play Exploration
Some wonderful learning happens around the water play space… water can be soothing, calming, and peaceful, or dramatic, entertaining, and fun!
Conversations can be scientific in nature (I wonder…?), they might turn to conservationist thinking (reduce, recycle, reuse), or maybe even just a chat about the magical motion, mobility, and movement as the water shifts and stirs. Look and see.
Playing with water provides many opportunities to practice social skills through interactions with other children and teachers. The chatter around what they can do and how they can work together is always something you’ll hear around the water trough.
The process of choosing how to play with water can spark imagination, leading to creativity in experimenting with water and objects. Teachers can really get creative with this by introducing a range of objects and set ups to provoke interest and encourage experimentation.
We are mindful of teaching children to respect water as a valuable resource and do this through conversation. Practices like collecting rainwater for play, recycling water where practical and at times having smaller amounts of water to play with.