Today, as the kinders were enjoying choice time, I took a few pictures to show how their "play" leads to discovery of new concepts. As we played with attribute blocks the kids counted sides, compared squares to rectangles, realized circles have no side, made new shapes by putting other shapes together, and counted as they made roads of shapes. They put together puzzles, using their knowledge of the alphabet to decide which piece should go next. After our choice time the kids went to the book fair and found some books to put on their wish lists. The book fair will be open during parent-teacher conferences.
We also talked about how the Pilgrims needed to leave so much behind to sail on the Mayflower to a new land. They looked at two bags full of loved and "necessary" objects from my house and had to decide which ones to take. They could only fill one bag. When a blanket was selected, room had to be made, so other objects were removed. We talked about what was necessary to survive, and what just made us comfortable.
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