08/06/2026
🌊 World Ocean Day Adventure – Following Children’s Interests 🌊
Today was World Ocean Day, although I had planned a ocean-themed activity , one of our children had a different idea as they arrived this morning 🌅 – they wanted to go muddy puddle hunting! 💦🥾
Rather than sticking rigidly to the plan, we followed the children’s interests and turned the morning into a wonderful adventure full of exploration, discovery, and learning.
As we explored, we still found lots of ways to connect our experiences to World Ocean Day. The children noticed how the water moved when they jumped and splashed in puddles, watched ripples spread across the surface, and became fascinated by the reflections they could see looking back at them. We also enjoyed singing “A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea”, linking our puddle adventures to conversations about the ocean and water.
✨ Throughout the morning, the children:
💧 Explored puddles and investigated how water moves
🌊 Observed reflections and talked about what they could see in the water
🎵 Sang A Sailor Went to Sea together
🚶♀️ Walked incredible distances, with our youngest explorer managing so much without the pushchair
💪 Demonstrated resilience when a few muddy tumbles happened along the way
🔒 Investigated the locks on the bridge, noticing different shapes and identifying hearts and squares
🦆 Practised counting as we spotted ducks and boats during our walk
🌿 Enjoyed connecting with nature and the world around them
What started as a search for muddy puddles became a rich learning experience full of curiosity, mathematical thinking, physical development, language, resilience, and scientific exploration.
Sometimes the best learning happens when we follow the children’s lead. Today was a wonderful reminder that meaningful learning opportunities can be found in the simplest moments—and sometimes in the muddiest puddles! 😊💙
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