Winter Hat Day

We began with much discussion about hats – styles, purpose, materials. This led to “getting to know a sheet of paper.” What did it look and feel like when it was scrunched up into a small ball, and then flattened out again? Next, colour was introduced and ideas began to form about what shapes interested the boys and girls.

Vanya inspired the children to manipulate the paper to form a wide variety of hats. Dillon’s Pharoahesque creation was quite wonderful. The freedom of “have a go and see where it takes you” provoked much creativity and also allowed the children to problem solve.

The end result was a variation of hat styles: flat caps, funnel hats, bonnets, damsel/clown  hats, hats with unicorn horns on top, and  Robin Hood type hats with feather accessories included.

The idea for this activity was sparked from a very simple remark between Vanya and myself – This is what the Virtually There programme provides -not having to follow prescriptive rules, being allowed to go off on a tangent/in a new direction which can lead to  vocabulary extension, sharing ideas, developing skills, working creatively, and most of all – having FUN in learning.