In recent days our beautiful stuff has been edited down to smaller items plus some larger cardboard pieces. To inspire continued building, the materials have been placed adjacent to our newly mirrored sensory table. We wondered
The colored felt squares have inspired more creations this week. We previously posted about the many ways the children were using this material earlier in the year (see Felt Squares – 10/26/17) Here is a glimpse
Creating towering structures has loomed tall in our creative process! Our interest is visible in the sculpture park, museum and the classroom.
Will says: Watch this. Will discovers that if he attaches a clothespin to one end of the ribbon, then sends it through a hole in the grid, and then attaches a clothespin to the other end
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
All year long we’re witnessing as children build, create and EXPERIMENT with a variety of MATERIALS both inside and out. While these materials are OPEN-ENDED, they are generally designed to be assembled using a certain technique. In
Imagination is endless in Antoinette Portis’s “Not a Box” and “Not a Stick” that we have shared with the children. Objects that bear an uncanny resemblance to a stick and a box, with a little imagination
OnOctober 18th,Samhasthisidea.How cool!He does itagaina weeklater. This Wednesday, when Sam creates this winch/pulley system again, Luca and Will are interested. Asha’s father, Ian, writes down this observation: It appears that Sam’s
Beginning early in the year, we observed a strong interest in building amongst our children. We have slowly begun to introduce a variety of materials with which the children can experiment with building in different ways.
We never know what will happen with open-ended materials. These simple felt squares have taken on many uses: 9/20: When Thomas, Kyla, Travers and Amelia are making “sleeping spots” the felt squares are used as
