The children had been discussing the layout of their house as they hammered on the hammering frame. They had attached lino pieces to the top to create a roof, then Gryffyn put a piece on and called it the chimney. From there we discussed what a chimney would look like. "A chimney is round," they said. So, it was off to find something round for a chimney. As it was attached sticks were gathered to create a fire below. From there it seemed logical to create a real fire to test the efficiency of the chimney. A bowl was sourced and filled with sticks and pine cones. Matthew lit the fire, but we soon discovered that we needed something else ... paper to sustain the flame. that was back ... and scrunched as quick as a flash. What a difference some paper made. In no time the fire was heating the air ... and the smoke was going up the chimney. What a great chimney. the children warmed their hands and discussed fires. It was from there that a plan was hatched to toast some marshmallows next week. Now there's a great idea! We would be able to use some of the many sticks the children gathered as fuel for the fire. We had to wonder who went home smelling of smoke that day.
we were so glad we popped into kindy that morning I struggled to get Poppy away from the fire. We finally got to the supermarket where we had to buy marshmallows & yes we could smell the smoke on us all afternoon as a little reminder. Wendy
ReplyDeletethe fire is the start to whole manner of social gatherings. here's hoping formany more happy camp fires
ReplyDeleteIt never ceases to amaze me the things the children ponder about at kindy and what a great learning environment you provide! thanks guys for being such a great kindy!!
ReplyDeleteLove that you're finding so many ways to use the pinecones. Hope we can get some more over the holidays.
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