Bangles

On July 19, the infants explored bangles while the toddlers are having their naps.  The bangles are open ended and children use their creative thinking to transform them into anything that their minds envision.  

The child begins to explore the bangles by his sense of touch.  He examines it closely and begins to shake his hands quickly in the air.  He then discovers that he can make noises with them as he bangs them on the floor.  He proudly looks towards me and begins to smile. 

This child looks at the bangles on the carpet and picks one to explore.  She fits it through her wrist and continues to slide it up past her elbow.  Once it is past her elbow she begins to walk away smiling and waving goodbye.  

This child discovers a bangle with a bumpy texture.  After some examination she places it through her hand balancing the bangle.  Once she moves her arm up or down she discovers that it slides on her arm.  

After some investigation this child is curious about the bangle. He uses his sense of touch and his sense of taste to learn about the bangle.  He picks a few different textured bangles to explore each one carefully.  

Each child explores the bangles in different ways. They are expressing their various ways of thinking through their play.  By providing the children with open ended materials it allows the children to express their creative thinking as they find a way to explore the items. 

Written by Miss Sousa