Ciara,
I love your plans for the teddy to visit with each child, and how natural to make him an umbrella.
Using
discussion, critical thinking, investigative learning and lots of predicting.
can be structured with the framework for inquiry with the prompt of teddy’s umbrella, lots of wondering (as discussion) and then exploring at the water table. This could be a design and make if they find out which materials are waterproof, then consider what other requirements there are for an umbrella. They might look at a material being flexible so that the umbrella can fold, or light weight, so that teddy can hold up the umbrella, or they might look at the colour being a colour that they like…