Bird Playground
We raised up the platform with holes in the bird area and added half-pipes underneath. It’s not unusual for children not to take to a change in the environment straightaway, and this didn’t attract much interest
All posts in holes
Cutting, Punching, Taping
We’ve been busy as bees! Hole punching, cutting with scissors, and learning to use the tape dispenser, all independently.
Bridges
Remember the earlier post showing Wesley making a felt bridge? He repeated this the following week, and began one this week as well. …Diane is curious about how children might respond to Brick by Brick (by Giuliano
Holes
Holes are a source of fascination for this age group. Already we have plenty of evidence for this! The open-ended nature of this concept allows for plenty of entry points: Henry, Jack and Chris connect by
Introducing wire as a tool
Family Day is next Saturday (6/2) from 10-12. Please come! Families and faculty will work together building sculptures using natural materials (which LNS children have been busy collecting!). Knowing that wire will be one tool available
The Rainstick (our Gala auction item)
The birth of our rainstick is the culmination of many interests and explorations… “Drippy Droppy” Mine’s going to be a thunderstorm I’m making a very very big thunderstorm. I don’t like them. I just draw one.
Clay
Touching Pushing Smoothing Patting Pinching Poking Lifting Slicing Digging Smearing Rolling Collecting Squeezing Clawing Piling Balancing Peeking Inserting Pounding Curling Attaching Investigating Filling Pressing Connecting Inventing Building Offering Sharing Collaborating
Flashlights and Pop Tubes
Saige has been interested in the pop tubes. When she first played with them a week ago, she connected three in a link: It’s a baby toy. This week, Saige puts a flashlight inside a
Pop Tubes
Amelia swings her pop tube up and down in front of Mark, giggling uncontrollably and saying yes yes yes yes yes yes. Then she swings it side to side and says no no no no no
I’m on a mountain! I love that!
On Thursday’s walk in the sculpture park… At the wood chip mountain: Saige I’m on a mountain! I love that! Hey guys, I’m on a mountain! These are wood chips! Earlier, on the playground, Kyla had