Faatimah the explorer

Written by: Teacher Madiha

April 2018

Today Faatimah was given the opportunity through

time, space, and accessible resources to actively
explore her surroundings. All the other children had
gone outside for a run so she had the whole classroom
to herself to explore.

Faatimah first noticed the baby pram which had a

costume inside. She was intrigued by the shiny colors of
the costume and for good 10 minutes she played with it.
Faatimah would take the dress out, stand up then sit
and put the dress back inside. Once in a while she
would call out to me to share what she was doing and
to mak sure I was watching her.

Later on she began to push the trolley and set off to

explore the rest of the classroom.

Faatimah was actively exploring her surroundings, she

was sharing her ideas and thoughts with me in her own
language. Faatimah was also developing working
theories and challenging herself.

It was lovely to see Faatimah exploring her surroundings

comfortably and confidently. It is clear that she has
developed a sense of belonging to An-Nur and caring
relationships with us. Insha allah, I will continue to
provide Faatimah more one on one as well as space to
explore and set her own challenges and learning
opportunities.