Sand and water is the product of nature, and the game is also one of children's favorite games. Sand water game material has the characteristics of free combination, reuse, variability, diversity and plasticity, which is conducive to children's imagination and creation, fully stimulate children's creativity. In the material area, children can choose and build according to their own ideas and experiences. Combined with the ongoing theme od "whoosh, fly to the sky!”, some children suggested: "let's make a rocket!" "Well! Let's get started! I'll make the sharp head of the rocket. Can you make the below part which spurts fire? " "There are astronauts in space, and they have to work in the operating cabin" Thus, it comes out the series of sand water games of mysterious space.
The First Exploration
Children played with sand and water in groups. After discussion, team leaders were selected and assigned the tasks. Nana said, "I'll flat the sand first." Then she began to do that. Nana first took a tool in her hand and slapped it on the sand. Logan said, "It’s going to take forever. We can start with this flat area first." Brian said, "OK!" They began to build. A moment later, Olivia said, "why can't we see it clearly?"
The children in the water group also got busy. Eric carried the basic construction materials one after another. Jessi said, "it's too slow. Let's move it together." They brought water storage parts, waterways, water trucks, and so on. Jessi said: "OK! Let's start building now! " Two water storage parts were placed side by side. When one is full of water, it flows to another one nearby through the C-shaped curve. It is found that the water can not pass through. Alice hastened to stir the water with her hand. After flowing into the second water tank, the child moved the baffle plate, "eh? How come the water doesn't flow?”
Find out the problem: how to make the sand building outline more clearly? What should I do if the water can’t pass through?
Discussion session:
Olivia: "The sand needs to be completely leveled off."
Logan:"Take good care of the building and tell the children not to step on them."
Eric: "The water should go through the bend, so that it can flow down."
Jessi:"Just one water storage part is enough."
Through the first exploration, children can boldly and actively try to find out the problems existing in the game process and solve the problems. As the observer and leader, teachers not only need to give children operational support, but also guide them to go deep into the game and explore more playing methods. Such as how to make a better team work? How to solve the various difficulties encountered? With these questions, we had a discussion with them children to lay the foundation for the next game.
Other problems found:
Jessi: " I would do something, but I will forget it finally."
Leo: "my Mars has always been trampled by XX."
Rocky: "I set up the sink, the water can't flow."
Wendy: "I don't know what I should do?"
Alice: "we can draw what we're going to do."
Olivia: "I'll be in charge of painting!"
Eric: "when you draw it down, you can see what you're going to do."
Design drawings: children use their existing experience to sort out the problems and start to design drawings. They discussed the work arrangement, and the selection of the person in charge. Finally, the small designer drew the pictures down.
Children came to the sand pool again, under the leadership of the team leader, they planned according to the drawings and divided the work. First of all, they used the sand leveler to pave the sand. Then they began to work on their own tasks. Soon, "sun", "Earth" and "Jupiter" were initially formed under their cooperation.
With the previous two experiments, children classify and sort out the previous experience, the division of work is more clear, and the construction speed is also improved a lot, which is another challenge for children.
"Mysterious space" is a series of education about nature, safety and life. Through the exploration and attempt in the game, children have learned the skills of paving, shaping, building, extending, transferring and blocking water. They boldly imagine, design, create and build in unity and cooperation, and accumulate new experience. This process is also the fun and ultimate meaning of sand water game. Children encounter various difficulties in the whole process of building waterways. Teachers ask questions to arouse children's thinking and stimulate them to try constantly. At the same time, teachers give strategies and support, so that children can become real "problem solvers". Let children's learning be visible, let children's experience be visible, let children's wishes be visible.
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