We explored our various soft blocks a lot this week. Paired with silks and stuffies, the blocks became special houses, caves, or mountains to climb onto. We also built an exciting indoor slide! Willy and Eli helped Jasmin push together the different parts to create a slide with stairs, a landing, and a downward slope. The friends climbed up the stairs and waited at the top for their turn. “It’s clear!” said Henry before sliding down (gymnastic mats cushioned our landing). Lots of important skills were at play to enjoy this activity — whole-body awareness, noticing when the slide was clear for the next child’s turn, and finding the back of the line to wait for another turn.
Outdoors, we had similar gross-motor challenges waiting for us — on Thursday, Eli and Athena set up a long obstacle course. Children were invited to balance on wobbly foam blocks, climb up the blue barrels, and step in and out of milk crates.
During meeting, we talked about the upcoming Picture Day, and even practiced taking individual portraits with a Polaroid camera. During choice time, real cameras were available for exploration. We’re excited to take photos together on Monday!
