Rope Play Encourages Problem Solving

Today some rope play was set up outside to see how the chiildren would utilise it. At first, time was spent trying to figure out how to move their bodies through the ropes and up onto the climbing equipment. It was a bit different to the usual climbing activities normally on offer but the tamariki persisted and wound themselves through, over and under the big web of ropes.

However the real problem solving began when it was time to tidy up and put the ropes away for the day. It was really tricky trying to find the ends until Emma figured out the one rope had blue tape and one rope had black tape. The orange rope was a bit easier to work out but Emma and her friends persisted to find the ends of the two similar yellow ropes. Persistence paid off as they found the ends and then worked out how to follow the rope and untangle it as they went. We plan to try this again and see what happens next!

Team work and communicating with clarity was the key. We are problem solvers. Ngā tamariki kaipororaru whakatika.