Davo

Hobbies: Solving problems, building with Lego, computers

Davo is the youngest of 5 brothers. His house is a bit crazy sometimes. Because he is the youngest, Davo can sneak off and play with for hours without anyone noticing he is not around.

Davo loves building with Lego. He doesn't just build little things though, Davo likes to build big Lego projects. So far, he has built a pirate ship, an Egyptian pyramid and a whole city. For Davo, the worst thing about building big Lego projects is that he has to stop and sleep sometimes!

Davo's brother is great at telling stories. When Davo has been building with Lego, his brother tells him stories to match Davo's latest Lego project so that when it's time for sleep he lies in his bed imagining himself inside the Lego-world, as a pirate, as an Egyptian king or as a mayor of the town.

Another thing Davo loves to do is play on the computer. At Davo's school they have computer class where Davo learns a lot of computer tricks. Davo often has to help when his dad has computer problems. A lot of his friends like computer games, but Davo prefers reading about interesting things like history and aeroplanes. Recently Davo saw a picture of the biggest plane in the world. He is now trying to build a model of it with Lego. It's going to take ages!

How Davo influences our program

DAVO : QUALITY

Problem solve
Choices
Use open ended resources
Have the opportunity to repeat or add to project
Resources accessible to investigate, take apart, invent and construct

PUZZLES

Jigsaw. Make your own and swap with a friend - paint a picture and cut it up for someone else to complete.
Problem solving activities where children have to use their imagination and their initiative.
Include Aboriginal puzzles

CONSTRUCTION

Straws, Leggo, Recycled materials - newspaper, boxes, Zoob, Blocks, Mobilo

Children can apply a wide range of thinking strategies when building things….How tall , long, fat, thin, can you build something that can stand up?

MANIPULATION USING FINE MOTOR SKILLS

Building with dough, plasticine, modelene, sewing, knitting, paper aeroplanes, popsticks, match sticks, threading beads, origami. Often these activities are repeated , revisited or added to and can be fun doing in groups or individually.