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New materials calls for new thinking! Children were able to explore family materials and we asked, "What can you build for a family?" What is unique about these pieces is that each color family has two grown-ups, two kids, and a cat. Yesterday during capers, we noticed children talking about families and playing different kind of family games.  AP created a family that lived in a house. The babies needed help. LH started off with a kitty line up... the kitties from the other families all together. This was just the beginning! The kitty castle was born!!! HL and LH worked together to create a special place for the kitties to live. HL thought of a unique idea, "I need supports for my front porch!" This became the place where babies came to visit.  BM and EJ created a house for a family. It had a basement, a sleeping place, and a hanging out space.  EJ - "This is the pooping place!" 

 The best Forest Days are the ones where children explore nature all on their own!   

Today we invited children to explore with something difficult and new. Scissors and glue! Each child had a spot with paper, scissors, and glue with many snippets in the middle of the table. This created space for children to explore where they are. It was fascinating watching children interact with these different pieces.

Our day began with many children moving their bodies! Plus a few song requests... Yellow Submarine by the Beatles was a fan favorite. We listened to that song only a few hundred times today - ha! The children were telling us that they needed a space to dance and move. Naturally, the dancing scarves came out to follow! Per request of a child, light has been on some of their minds. Today we created a light invitation for them to explore with the overhead projector and various materials. Many questions popped up for children as they began messing about. This messing about process creates space for children to explore with scaffolded adult inquiry. If you are interested in reading more, click here . Today children were mostly in the O phase as they worked while teachers quietly observed their interactions.