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We have offered Model Magic clay, wood slices, and forest animals to the corner table. Children have created caves, lairs, nests, food, blankets and various other coverings for the animals. The bears have been of particular

Cal sits at the table and draws wavy lines in a linear fashion. I’m writing notes….Love Mama! This is a note for my Mama. It takes much concentration to fill the whole card with notes! Cal folds

Following lots of play with penguins over the past couple of weeks we brought in a new manipulative to Extended Day, leaving them for the children to discover on their own.  Maddy soon found the colorful

An assortment of white, silver and clear beads of various shapes and sizes were offered at the round table. The children used sparkly, silver pipes cleaners to make icicles, jewelry for animals, bandages to fix broken

Several of the children had begun playing with the train tracks and trucks, they were working on their own ideas, with no discussion of plans or ideas between them.  Suddenly Jonah cried out “There’s danger!” What? 

Travers choses a dump truck to haul wood blocks. I’m building a garage. Travers carefully balances various size blocks and moves his vehicle slowly across the rug. Wes, observing Traver’s plan, finds a dump truck to haul more

Lately, Little Batwing has had some struggles with her behavior… Ada Little Batwing’s been jumping on my head, being SO MEAN, and eating candy before dinner!     Margot Well, sometimes teenagers don’t do good decisions. Ada Like eating candy

Food was being prepared for Little Batwing and her animal friends.  Quinn invited Margot to help him….’I’m collecting honey, you can help.  It has to be yellow, it has to be square and it has to