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paper came from trees so its nature

paper is open ended exploration with no structure

paper extends on creativity, imagination and the connection to nature

its flexible - it can change in many different ways

HISTORY

thin sheet of cellulose fibres from wood

they drain the water through mesh

pressed and dried

MY POEM

Oh paper your free and blank,

I pick up a pen, I fill it up,

and flip you over,

I have made a creation.

Wow look at what you have become !

My masterpiece

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I was able to scrunch and release the paper and it would eventually start to fold out on its own.

I was able to make a plane with this paper and fly it.

I was able to rip the paper and blow it and it would fly away

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This video is me ripping the paper and then blowing this away, I found this very satisfying as the paper runs away.

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My drawing of my partner in the breakout room, using paper and not lifting my pen

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My handwritten notes on Paper

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This is a horse in my community which was made from old horse shoes.

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Watching ' The Land ' - add link

messy

children creating

made a bat

children cooking with fire on the ground

connection to land

our job to remove harm

child's voice

children need to manage their own risk

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Junk has so many meaningful ways to be used in the class room.

Examples of junk could be milk jugs and lids, cardboard boxes, magazines, old pipes and many more

Its sustainable

It can be used in the arts and crafts table

can be used in sensory

can extend on children's imagination, creativity, cutting skills and so many more

I have taken into the classroom milk cartoons, old tubes and pipes, egg cartoons and the children loved the resources and made so many amazing creations

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This is another horse in my community which was made from old tree and then carved out.

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One of my children making music with junk/loose parts

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clay is a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth that can be moulded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.

Clay comes from the ground, usually in areas where streams or rivers once flowed. It is made from minerals, plant life, and animals—all the ingredients of soil.

Prehistoric humans discovered the useful properties of clay. Some of the earliest pottery shards recovered are from central Honshu, Japan.

Clay can be recycled and infinite number of times and it never gets spoilt,it gets better with age.

Within the past clay was also used to create ceramic jars where deceased people were placed

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Encounters with materials in ECE:

" a sculpture "

" clay lives differently "

" Clay is soil and soil requires fostering and nourishment "

" the clay melts back into the river and disappears "

" the clay folds in the touch of our warm hands"

" so much catches out attention with clay"

Painting with rice Video :

range of colours

pigment brown comes from dirt

tones of the earth

mud painting

long history

Clay can be used for :

painting

sculpture

face mask

facials/body

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Really enjoyed using my creativity with clay, I loved the texture and being able to create anything.

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Another photo of me with clay

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the clay felt

soft/hard

squishy

fun to play with

messy

sticky

mushy

Clay can :

fold

slice

squish

tear

carve

flatten

attach

wet

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I set up the clay activity by placing 4 mats and 4 lots of clay and placed water in the middle, I didn't explain anything to the children I allowed them to explore.

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The children started painting the clay with water and realised it was getting softer the more water they were using.

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The children started to get their hands dirty an d rolling the clay on the water on the table and making different sculptures. My children made lots of balls using the clay !

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what can light do in the classroom :

shadows

colour mixing

puppet shadows

sun

drawing and place it in the sun

sun melting

torches

cubby house torch

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I recreated my art from my community walk, I used paint, glue and can lids to recreate this piece

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I find light beautiful, children are able to create and make different lights and shadows. Children are also able to use their colour recognition and learn about colour mixing with primary colours.

Light is a source of ever-changing wonder for children. Simple moments exploring light can grow into explorations in science, math, art, and language. At very young ages children begin to realise that light can change, make shadows, and have direct sources such as the sun.

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I set up a projector and allowed the children to explore

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I joined in aswell with the children and we explored different animals using their shadows

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This child was using his hands and making a shadow of a crocodile and pretending to snap by moving his hands.

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Over all I have loved this unit as I was able to explore different material that allowed myself as the teacher and the children to be creative !!