“But in more natural playgrounds, children invented whole sagas that they carried from day to day to day—making and collecting meaning.” Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods “This is our new playground.” “LOOK
Sam wants to roll up his paper – children have been interested in rolling and folding paper recently Caroline starts this… …and Sam, then Kyla come over to help Ian tapes all along the string
Our legos have been an exciting tool for telling stories. In the beginning, we observed children creating vehicles and characters, weapons and buildings. We then invited the group to zoom in to tell one story
“The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn’t been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.”
As the myriad of objects flowed into our LOOSE PARTS collection, we watched to observe how children interacted with the items. They were offered no additional tools, just the items themselves and their imaginations. What can
Ada Little Batwing is sleeping right now. We’re making a new playroom for her! But she can’t see it yet, she can’t even peek! No peeking Batwing! No no no! After some squeaking
LIttle Batwing is a favorite toy at Extended Day and has enjoyed some wonderful birthday treats this past week, “Little Batwing has a birthday everyday”. Here are some images of the children at work at Little
Four year olds spend a great deal of time talking about “being friends” or “not being friends”. In an attempt to understand their language, we are diving deep into what it means to be a friend.
The first thing the children are attracted to is the brochures, and they each take one a look through them. (Ian and Saige hold onto these throughout the visit.) Travers That’s drippy drippy (Ugly Mess sculpture)
In small groups we use books to research how to make a slug habitat. We record our thinking in words and in drawings to show how our ideas can come together. “I know what we
