This week, we have explored our likes and dislikes as we inquire further into Who We Are. We read the story 'I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato' by Lauren Child and recognised that Lola is a risk-taker when she tries all the food that she thought she didn't like. The children explored lots of different fruit and vegetables and became risk-takers themselves! Some children were surprised that they actually liked the food that they thought they would not! Others were still not impressed but were proud of themselves for giving it a try. They recorded the food that they liked or disliked on a table. The final food they tried was chocolate. Unsurprisingly, that was the favourite!
We also talked a lot about twins this week during our Unit of Inquiry. The children originally thought that twins were always the same but we looked at Anjali and Ashritha and although we recognised that there were some things that were the same, we noticed that there were some differences too, such as their height. We had a special visit from Mrs Contreras who told us about her twin sister and her twin nephew and niece. The children used their observation skills to look carefully at the similarities and differences between the people in the pictures. Finally, we had a visit from Lucy and Grace in Grade 3 who talked about how they liked different things.
In our number work this week, the children have continued to explore size and practised counting through various activities. The children used the blocks to try to build a tower taller than themselves. It was great to hear the children using language such as 'taller, shorter, bigger and smaller' in their play. They also worked on their cooperation skills as they had to work in teams of two or three.