The magic of stripes! Date: 7th September 2016
This learning portrait explains how one child’s curiosity in a kindergarten class can be used as an opportunity to promote children’s collaborative inquiry, logical reasoning and social development. This incident happened in the sandpit when Arjun observed that the Zebra in the sandpit was chocking! Arjun: Miss, there is something stuck in the zebra! I want to remove it. Then Arjun goes to his buddy Kairav and tells him about this, Kairav is busy in his own game and he does not listen to him. Arjun: Miss Kairav is not listening to me Teacher: so, what can you do Arjun? Arjun: I will get the stop sign. Arjun runs up to class and gets the stop sign. Kairav now patiently listens to him. Arjun explains that there is something stuck inside the pipe. Kairav gets curious and is interested to see it. Kairav, Arjun and Prisha take turns to see what is stuck inside. Prisha: It is something pink. Prisha calls Laelia to look. Laelia sees it and says “It’s nothing Arjun, it’s a connection of the pipe, that’s all” Arjun is insistent that something is stuck inside. Arjun: “Look properly Laelia, I can feel it. Miss can we have a torch, we just need a torch, please”
This shows how Arjun can think of solutions to small problems. And also he is not hesitant to ask for help when needed. Laelia now accepts this without further question and goes with the teacher to get a torch and they all investigate what is inside. Laelia observes the ‘pink thing’ stuck in and she is determined to get it out.