There was LOTS of interactive play among all the children, as well as, LOTS of exploration of the ice. In the AM it was all about crunching up the thinner layers, but they also noticed designs in and under the ice. The ice that had circles in it was called "cheese ice". In the PM there was more focus on sliding and skating on what was left of the ice, as well as scooping it up in the tins. We had to return to school early in the afternoon because our bus was needed for a forensics meet. We ate our snack and played in the outdoor classroom at the elementary school.
I asked each child what they had fun doing today and here are their replies:
Eve (today's AM snack helper)--"eating my snack"
Brynn--"breaking the ice"
Clay--"cutting that wood"
Emma S--"breaking the ice and ice skating and bending the tree"
Will--"eating snack"
Jocelyn--"playing hospital and pets"
Mason--"I liked scooping up the ice."
Eliana--"eating emoji snack and cutting down that tree"
Ryan--"breaking the ice"
Scotlyn--"playing wolf and bear"
Morgan--"slippering on the ice"
Emma D--"I want to be alone and I like being alone over here" (on the ice puddle while standing next to the friend she played with most of the day)
Easton--"I like being trolls."
Laila--"wolf and trolls and bears"
Audri--"playing wolf"
McKenzie--"I like to play with Audri."
Kyra--"I like to play trolls and her (Morgan) was Branch and Easton was father. We love playing ice skating."
Crunching the ice
Skating
Crunching and moving the broken ice
Interesting ice shapes and designs
Interesting ice shapes and designs
Building and using a bridge to cross the ice
Ice crystals found under the ice
Wooden bridge built in the middle
Building by the tree and balancing on it
Taking the temperature of the ice--it varied from 100 degrees to moments later 1 degree
Plowing a path through the broken ice pieces
Using a stick to try to break the ice
Busy group
Relaxing on the ice
Scooping ice pieces into a tin
Climbing
Pouring and stirring ice pieces
Talking
Hanging upside down on a tree
Noticing bug trails "I see woodpecker writing--I can't read it but my sister can. She can read anything"
Friends eating ice together
"Cheese ice"
Building an animal shelter/hospital
Puppies in the shelter
Talking and resting on the hill
Adding the kitty named "meow meow" to the animal hospital
Cutting on the stump
Cutting the stump
Cutting the stump
Discussing how to care for the puppies and kitty
Many playing together
"Hey this is slippery"
Gathering sticks
"some of the sticks are stuck"
Playing Frozen--discussing who would be Anna--both wanted the role
Skating together
Hanging mittens on branches to dry
More skating together
Looking for a "campfire" spot
Talking
Skating and talking
Getting the big ice chunk out of the tin
Pouring out the ice pieces from the tin
Playing Frozen on the rock and carrying ice chunk
Talking and skating
Discovering rocks frozen to the ground
Running and playing
Skating
Skating and talking
Cracked the big chunk into 2
Hanging out together
More friends join
Looking for seeds in the pinecone
Gathering more pine cones in the tin
Fishing
Preparing the "campfire"
Cooking the fish on the fire
Making a recipe
Lending a helping hand
Balancing
Howling
Working by the campfire
Found an antler
Said a squirrel shot the grandma, but "she's okay cause I pulled the bullet out and put on a band-aid"
Fixing grandma
"Here this has meat on it"
Eating
One standard addressed today was:
Curiosity, Engagement, and Persistance
A.EL. 1 Displays curiosity, risk-taking, and willingness to engage in new experiences.
