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Learning & Development: our bright idea - Cameron and Sharky

A boy's love of a whale, called Sharky, led to interesting explorations of sea creatures, says Steven Pitt


Cameron, aged 2 years and 6 months, has long been interested in animals but it was a whale (confusingly called Sharky!) that really intrigued him and has led to lots of fishy goings on at Busy Bears Nursery

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Cameron’s fascination for the whale began when he one day explored all the sea creatures in the water tray. After that, Sharky went everywhere with him, even to bed at naptime. Clearly, it was time to respond to his interest with some special activities.
I started by creating a marine world in the water tray, complete with tinfoil on the base, blue water, rocks and sea creatures.

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