Can I change how I look…Who can I be?
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Can I change how I look…
Who can I be?
Based on previous creations by the children, in the workshop, our group were offered a selection of materials to make something that they could wear.When asked about their thoughts on what to make the children’s ideas centred around some form of headwear, such as “a crown”, “a mask” or ”a nice hat”.Once they had decided what to make the children worked independently, or with support, to create their idea.The children were then asked to think about who they might be?One child’s idea seemed to spark another child’s thinking until a story began to develop. Rehim, as King, began to assert his authority over the Superheroes. Noah realised there was no Queen for King Rehim and Rashard decided he was the Knight to help Princess Leona. As soon as the
children were wearing their hats or masks they transformed into their character through their ideas, body posture, facial expression, and actions.
Rehim – “I’m the
King. There can only be one king”
Leona – “Me a
Princess, she sleeps
in the forest”
Cayden –”I a
superhero”
Ethan- “I be a Hulk”.
Noah-”I’m the
servant. I do
everything for the king”
Rashard- “I’m the Knight. The Knight has to build for the Princess.”
Workshop Summer Project – Week 1
Workshop Summer Project 2014
TransformationThis term we are working with the children in small project groups based on their interests in order to develop the children’s thinking, learning and
development together.
We offer the children questions which challenge their thinking We listen carefully to how they respond, reason and evaluate We support and deepen the children’s thinking about what they are
doing by offering open ended resources and the space to make their thinking visible
We are often amazed at their thinking and understanding, the way they learn from each other and how they can apply what they know in
different ways to test out their theories
Workshop Summer Project – Week 2What do I look
like?“I have black eye brows. My
hair is flat.” -Rehim
“I need eyes. Just colour these
colourings” (stripes) -Rashard
“I got little hair. Mommy
give me a kiss on my
head”-Cayden
“I doing my hair
like this”- Noah
“Got some
eyes and eye
brows” - Leona
The children looked at their photographs then drew their own representations of what they look
like.
Workshop Summer Project – Week 2
Using the same pictures the children then used resources to alter their appearance.
Next they drew a portrait of themselves, after their transformation.
Who had they become?
Leona - “I’m a tiger”
Cayden – “I’m a man looking for
animals.”Rashard – “I am a clown”
Rehim – “I look like a clown. A
really funny, monster clown”
Noah – “I a old man. I
haven’t got no head
‘cos I changed
into a ugly, old man.”