The children had a really good idea. It started with them jumping from the bench. Miss Riley introduced a hoop for the children to jump in to. The children started to discuss how far they could jump and who could go the furthest. We moved the hoop backwards to see who could jump the furthest. Miss Riley then suggested marking the children’s distance on the ground. This led to more discussion from the children around how far they could jump and who had longer legs. Following this there became an interest in mark making. The children began to mark their own distances and that of their friends. Quickly this led to the children mark making on the ground and then drawing around objects and each other. We discussed writing each other’s names and Miss Riley helped with this. The children then had a go at it them selves. This turned out to be a very busy afternoon with lots of learning taking place. And it all stemmed from jumping off the bench.
