Making popcorn

This afternoon we had to spend the afternoon inside, so Louise decided it would be fun to explore the idea of making popcorn. The children were all excited to explore how popcorn is cooked and eagerly washed their hands and sat down round the table to join in the fun. 

As they watched they had to manage their impulsivity to not eat the popcorn untill it was all cooked, this was very difficult as kindergarten smelled so yummy. As they sat and watched some of the children began bobbing up and down as if they too were popping popcorn. 

After the popcorn was ready we all sat together on the mat and enjoyed sharing some time together eating the popcorn. The children did a fantastic job of sharing the popcorn and waiting patiently till the bowl come back round to the, to have some more.The children showed Manaakitanga/ respect towards each other as they shared the popcorn.