Dig a Hole

The sandpit was a very busy space this afternoon as the tamariki decided to dig to the North Pole! Working interdependently is a great Habit of Mind to develop and big group activities like this definitely  encourage this skill. As the tamariki worked, some exciting taonga/ treasure was discovered. A hippopotamus and a spade. We don't know how long they had been hidden in the sandpit for!

Then the tamariki composed a song. Ashleigh had been talking about rhyming words and what rhymes with hole...this is the song we could hear from the sandpit. 

Hole Hole dig a hole

Hole Hole dig a hole

Hole hole dig a hole 

To the North Pole

The children decided they might even find Santa Claus there. Āe mārika! How about that! Such an industrious afternoon, with much fun, discovery and learning.