Takaro koutou - Co-operative Play

This afternoon Violet had settled into play on the mat and it wasn't long before Billy joined her.
"I'm building a house" Violet announced

Meanwhile Billy was problem solving with the truck and trailer that he had put together, for some reason the load of wood he had placed on the back kept tipping up!

"Why does it keep tipping?" Billy asked

Violet giggled "Because the wood is too long!!"

Billy took a minute to look and fiddle with the wood before he turned to the block shelf and pulled out a shorter piece. He placed it on and it fitted perfectly, it didn't take long for him to load up the trailer and he carried on to drive it over the where Violet was sitting waiting....

Together Violet and Billy worked to build a house. They worked interdependently with Billy loading the truck and driving it over, they would then unload it together. Violet was using taking the lead with the building of the house so she directed where the wood needed to go.

"We need to put these pieces here... like this so that it can be the garage" she said to Billy.

Billy and Violet played together for over an hour building their house. Communicating with each other to share their ideas and help each other out - we call this team work! We know that Violet was using prior knowledge to influence this play from experiences outside of Kindergarten.  

This play shows how whanaungatanga/relationships aid us in achieving success. Billy and Violet were actively engaged in respectful play, continuing to work together in a productive and effective way.