Who wants to tidy up?, Week 11
Not many people get excited about cleaning, and I am talking about us, adults. Well, it's odd but the Nursery aged children can be very enthusiastic about cleaning. If we only had enough time to let them! When there is an option between your washing a few cups in two minutes and your toddler trying to help you and taking about 10 minutes splashing water all over the place, which one would you choose? I have a feeling usually quite many of us would prefer the first option.
In the classroom we try to let the children clean, wash, tidy up at least sometimes, so they gradually get used to the idea that one is responsible for cleaning their own mess. It is quite amusing to see how competitive they get sometimes in order to clean something!
In the classroom we try to let the children clean, wash, tidy up at least sometimes, so they gradually get used to the idea that one is responsible for cleaning their own mess. It is quite amusing to see how competitive they get sometimes in order to clean something!