For the first news time of the new unit of inquiry, some of the children remembered that I had asked them to bring in items made from some of the materials we had talked about during our introductory brainstorming session. Others discovered that there were things they already had at school which could be part of a Materials News Time. I thought that was quite resourceful of them!
Who brought in a plaster statue of a princess in a decorated cardboard box?
Who showed us a plastic drinking cup and a glass jar decorated for Christmas?
Whose flower-pot was covered in metal?
Who wore a scarf made of wool that day?
Who brought this strange-looking metal object? When we tapped it on our knees or on the table we could feel it vibrating and hear a humming sound. Pascale told us it was a tuning fork.
Who had a paper ticket in one hand and metal money in the other?
Who modeled a brightly coloured cotton beach outfit?
Who brought a wooden box decorated with metal studs?
Whose green plastic ball could bounce up to the ceiling?
Who had a pink cotton scarf decorated with lurex threads made of metal?
Whose red purse was decorated with plastic beads?
Who came to school wearing a wool pullover and a cotton shirt?
Ask your child who brought in the different objects.
