Dancing and Light

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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. 











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