The children help to mix cornflour, water and food colouring, until the mixture has a custard like consistency.
They can stir it, run their fingers through it, squeeze the mixture into a solid, then open their fingers and let the gloop run out like a liquid.
Using gloop in class encourages talk. The children show each other what they are doing and use description to explain what is happening.
The children received a special letter from Captain Sunshine. We found it in a bottle, floating in our role play sea.
The letter inspired the children to write messages to the Captain telling him all about their friends. We rolled up the letters and threw them into the sea. 
The children were very happy when they received individual letters and many of the children wrote 2 or 3 letters to the Captain over the following week. 
The children really enjoyed sharing their day with their family!
