The nursery children watched and played with melting ice – enjoying the opportunity to explore the changing shapes, the feel and texture of the melting blocks and the different ways we could speed up the melting process!

It was a fantastic stimulus for conversation allowing them to talk though their ideas about what was happening – our youngest were constantly excited by the changing tray, and our eldest children were challenged to consider how materials can change, and the importance of heat in the melting process.

Who knew ice could offer so many opportunities for learning!