May 8 Forest Day

This week we collected items for a fairy garden project we will work on throughout the week. Hopefully they will bring them home on Friday. They each had a container to put items in. The main rule was it had to fit in the container with the lid closed (and not be alive).

Morning Class Highlights

Drilling with a large stick

Group pretend play

Tree climbing

More drilling

Building a door between two trees 

"dinosaur" bone

Examining a caterpillar

Riding tree horses

Friends talking together

Experimenting with sticks--measuring and digging

Pretend play--they were transforming into x-ray fish

Balancing on logs

Using the container to make a loop to be 

"a new baby's diaper"

Exploring the inside of a stick--noticed layers were different colors

Found a tiny white worm

Showing friends the tiny white worm

Balancing on the rock with boards

PM class highlights

Taking a rock baby on a pumpkin patch field trip

Building

Building and negotiating with friends

Pretend play--taking care of rock babies

Examining woodpecker holes in rotting tree

Continued building adventures

Birthday "dirt" cake with candles for Mrs. Hruby--they sang too 

Examining wiggly white worm

Playing together and making a plan

Creating a design with sticks, pine cones, and leaves

Climbing trees

Exploring senses--balancing dirt on their heads

More dirt balancing 

Digging and building and communicating 

More digging, building, balancing, and communicating 

One standard addressed today was:
Curiosity, Engagement, and Persistence
A.EL. 1 Displays curiosity, risk-taking, and willingness to engage in new experiences.