Wa Kitea - Learning through Play

At the beginning of this journey we were running 1.5hours of free play. We introduced planners and sharers and the whole make up of the session is changing.

As of Week 6 Term 1 this is what we are trying to do...

1 hour of focused Wa Kitea time first thing in the morning.

Planners and Sharers sit in a group on the mat and plan what they are going to make/do before going off and picking up resources - means the planner gets help with the planning rather then being left to do it by themselves

Wa Kitea has a theme for the week - "monsters" or "pirates" this gives the children more focus and they are excited about building something for a reason.

These photos show a group working on their 'monster' one is sorting the chalk the others are creating their creture