Making Pumpkin Soup

 

The children helped to make pumpkin soup. First we separated all the seeds from the pumpkin and then the children helped to cut the vegetables for the soup. 

COEL

Playing And Exploring

• Showing a 'can do' attitude
• Acting out experiences with other people. 

Active Learning

• Persisting with activities when challenges occur
• Not easily distracted
• Maintaining focus on activity for a period of time. 
• Showing a belief that more effort or a different approach will pay off. 

Communication and Language

• Speaking
• Beginning to use more complex sentences to link thoughts
• Uses language as a powerful means of widening contacts, sharing feelings, experiences and thoughts.
• Uses simple sentences.

The children worked together to help separate the seeds, and we talked about what the pumpkin smelt like and how it felt. 

They showed brilliant concentration skills when helping to cut the vegetables, and persisted even when it was tough to cut the potatoes and carrots.  

The children placed the vegetables into the pan and then waited for the soup to cook 😄