Inspiration

After the experiment in class I was amazed to see how well our group worked together, and our fascination with the movement of the ball. I then decided to keep the idea of movement with marbles and decided to look at Pinterest. While on Pinterest I found this amazing board from Kids Connect that lead me to find an activity panting with marbles. I decided to do this with my Kindergarten children.The activity used materials such as; box, paint, and marbles.

The children moved the box up, down, and side-to-side. They had many different colours incorporated in their activity and to my surprise they were focused more on the movement that the marble was making. It invited all children and they were fascinated on how fast the marble moved, and how the lines looked like different roads. From this they made the representation that the marbles were cars. In the Language Domain this is when children use their prior knowledge and make connections (FDELK 2011, 2.6, p.83). They were able to make the connection that the wheels on the car move like the marbles. They started racing their own marbles and tried to move the marbles fast.

The children all gathered around and started to cheer for different marbles. One marble fell on the ground and started to make a line. The children commented about the line moving straight. In the Arts Domain children may explore different elements of design, like the line the marble made on the floor (FDELK 2011, V2.1, p.153). The children were amazed how far and fast the marble moved to the other side of the room. The children then kept tipping the box and making the marble drop on the floor. Just then a child said, “Why don’t we make a ramp or a slide for our cars, like a highway. We can make one and watch the marble move.”