Fairy
group’s chant:
Fairies,
Fairies, Pixie Dust – POOF POOF
Fairies,
Fairies – Magic Wand
Hocus
Pocus POOF!
Close
your eyes and imagine that you are a fairy.
Where do you live? What are you
wearing? What are your responsibilities?
The children
took turns telling a story about what they think it would be like if they were
a fairy.
They came up with a list of things you need to do in order to be a fairy:
1. Create your wand - Made out of a stick and 2 stars. Make sure you
use lots of sparkles and flowers.
2. Design your own dress - Wearing what you like will make you feel
more happy and confident.
3. Practice some magic spells - The children said that they don't have
the power to transform things, but if they use kind words, they can make people
pretend they are different things. Just try to wave your wand and point it to a
person. Say: hocus, pocus, please turn into a dog. Guess what? If that person
is part of your game, they will start barking. :)
4. Fairies fly, so the children said that if you swing on the swing or
go down the slide it feels like you are flying. It is really fast and it makes
them feel really happy.
5.Build and clean
your own house
– As you can see in the picture, this is what the fairy group’s enchanted house
looks like.
6. Group meeting - We've got new children in our group so
the children shared some very important ideas. They reminded themselves and the
others of some friendship rules: Cooperating, sharing, caring, taking turns and
using kind words are some points that will help them communicate and work
together as a team.
Next
week we will go to find an enchanted place in the forest. We will make a list
of materials that we need to build our magical house in the forest.
Isn't
it great to see how the children connect this mythical and magical concept with
the friendship unit? Having lots of fun, exploring, creating, and imagining
together with their friends gives the children a chance to express their
individuality.
What a fabulous post! A great way to work 'fairy magic' into real life. These children are so lucky - Simone is in heaven with this unit of inquiry. Thank you so much! Stephanie
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