Room 4's Maui Dolphin Dress up!

Today the children had a 15 minute challenge to construct a Maui Dolphin out of a variety of resources. 

- black rubbish bag

- black paper

- scissors

- and cello tape. 

The task was for children to be able to correctly show the body parts of a Maui Dolphin. Such as the body (black rubbish bag), a dorsal fin, two pectoral fins and a fluke (tail). The children also had to work as a team, one person being the model, and three children designing the outfit. 

Our runway model also hard to present this to the class, in character. 

The children worked very hard to accurately show the body parts. We had a good laugh with where some body parts ended up. 

Check out our photos! 

Ben is modelling a Maui Dolphin, his group have constructed two pectoral fins, and a tail but sadly they had forgotten about their dorsal fin. Some great acting from Ben- he found it very hard to be a dolphin on land. 

Jakob is modelling for his group, he also tried to swim like a dolphin but found it difficult. His group was able to show all body parts, pectoral fins, dorsal fin and a fluke- well done guys! 

Alex is modelling their group outfit. His group faced a few difficulties with the pectoral fins. We also thought the body looked a little bit like a shark- but his acting and modelling gave the children a great laugh- awesome work team! 

Linus presented his teams efforts, showing all body parts. He showed great enthusiasm and character of a Maui Dolphin. We thoroughly enjoyed his dance moves- who knew the dolphins were that talented. 

Jessie's group also correctly showed the correct body parts. Here she is diving into the sea using her pectoral fins to balance her. 

Ask the children to explain to you about the Maui Dolphin body parts.