Mixing the Language of Materials

Children learn through Hundred Languages!

During ITP (Invitation to Play) in Sparkling Mindz Preschool, they play with hundreds of materials that have their own language. Children, in turn, learn to listen to these languages!

Today was the language of Cotton! 

They explored with various techniques -

An, aged 4, shared, “I am making it like a dough, I am pressing it and pinching it."

Au, aged 5 declared “I'm breaking the little pieces to make a forest."

Pr, aged 3, pounded the cotton with his fist and said “Making a chapati."

Sia, aged 5, stacked and pressed cotton pieces together so it would hold its shape.

As they did this, J, aged 6, excitedly asked, "Can I have some foam?” and all of a sudden, and a clamour of “Me too!” resounded through the atelier.

But why did they want foam?

“To make curd, Foam and Cotton is white and it will make white curd!”
“To make a cake, I need foam...”
“If we mix foam and cotton, we can roll it.
“I want to experiment!”

And guess what happened?

These experimenters went aboard the explore train. 

Here are some of the things they found- 

“By the time I wiped it, the cotton became so big, like a radish.”
“It turned yellow when I rubbed it!”
“It is becoming slimy like curd!”
“It is becoming sticky."
“I'm pulling the foam from the cotton now!”

In this way, the children learned to listen to the mixed-up languages of two different mixed-up materials, creating a mix-up of multiple experiences too! 

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Contributed by Maanasa, Learning Facilitator at Sparkling Mindz Global Preschool