Nearing the end of this week the children have moved on from the castle interest which lasted a good two weeks of ongoing discussion, art and music about castles. This week the weather has been really hot and many of the children have been discussing the beach, their pools and some of them have been doing nippers on a Sunday. Due to this hot weather I decided to bring in my underwater camera for the children to explore photography under water.
In the shed I found a clear plastic tub that I filled up with water and placed on the grass outside.
The children started to come over and see what was happening, Beau came over and I told Beau to put the camera in the water. The children were all amazed when they saw the camera in the water. They had never had an experience like this before.
It wasnt long before the children were all gathered around the water table watching their friends take pictures. I suggested to the children that maybe they could take pictures of eachother through the plastic. Charli had an idea to lay underneath the table, the children thought this experience was really funny, they loved seeing the photos they took after and then taking more.
All the children had a turn at the camera and laying underneath the table. Some children knew how to work the camera straight away while others learnt for the first time. The children taught eachother how to press the button and take a photo, they were all working very collaboratively and were sharing very well. Beau particularly loved this experience and learnt how to work the camera until he could do it by himself. Beau also loved getting his picture taken and then looking at it afterwards.
A great experience that both children and staff enjoyed!
Here are some of the photos the children took....
Reggio Emilia:
For this experience I gave the children an opportunity to explore their environment using technology. The children were able to express themselves through their photos and were able to revisit them later. Revisting children's work is an important process of documentation which is crucial in a Reggio Emilia environment. During this experience the children were able to document their own learning and at the same time have fun with the underwater camera.
Excellent. Perhaps you could take photos in the normal fashion with the same children and then let them compare the underwater photos with the dry land photos to develop photography as a language for them. Also let the children choose which photos to put in any documentation. Again a well-developed arts activity.
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