Running alongside our pirate fever we have had the long standing interest in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! (TMNT) So much so that last week three of my biggest TMNT fans took William’s lead and created themselves a turtle headband each. Not content with just the head gear they set to work thinking of ways to create the all important (and protective) turtle shell.
After a lengthy discussion as to who should be who in the upcoming TMNT game the boys decided that it would be best if they all wore name tags so that there was no confusion as to who was who.
Archie asked his friend Ethan for help writing the name ‘Leonardo.’ Ethan sounded out the word slowly for Archie and showed him how to find the letters he needed on his sound mat. Ethan then worked incredibly hard to segment the sounds in the name ‘Raphael’. Can you see the sounds he was saying in the photos….r….a…..ph….
As all of this was going on Edward was busy trying to think of ways to attach his shell to his name badge. He came up with a lot of ideas but glue didn’t work and balancing them on his back seriously affected the quality of his TMNT moves!! He thought back to the books he saw his friends make with a hole punch and treasury tags. Edward hole punched his shell and name badge and asked me to tie ribbon to them so that they hung over his shoulders. He was incredibly proud of his thinking skills and proudly flaunted his name badge, shell and incredible Ninja moves to Mrs Gill. Mrs Moran. Mrs Savage and Mrs Lewis!
Another very busy, child directed activity with a whole heap of critical thinking skills, engagement and motivation.
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