Rescue the Penguins

As part of our topic on animals for this term we have been exploring arctic animals. We froze play penguins in ice and encouraged the children to rescue them, providing some different resources so children could observe what affect it had on ice. Children used salt, warm water and knifes, forks and spoons to rescue the penguins. Some children from each session spent long periods of time persevering in rescuing the penguins and were absolutely delighted when they achieved their goal. The purpose of the activity was to develop children's problem solving and concentration skills.