Lots of block building was happening this morning, so Tamara decided that we should get some more big blocks. Several strong helpers accompanied her to the outside storage basement, where in addition to blocks, we found a (very old) globe! Matthew was excited to share with his friends how a globe worked, and that sparked many many conversations about where people lived and where they had visited. At Book Time, (as Tamara was looking for her favorite book, "Tacky the Penguin," she found a different topical book), we read Wangari's Trees of Peace, and talked about how Kenya was in Africa, and where that was on the globe.
The morning started out with a fantastical dress-up show. Several children used the long wooden tracks as instruments, even playing the stringed bass.
At Morning Meeting, we sat down and Tamara had brought several photos and some documentation about the logs to study. As we we sitting down, however, two children started arguing about where to sit, and one declared, "You're not my best friend anymore!" The other was so sad! Tamara told them that she would help them talk about it after Morning Meeting, and then realized that perhaps they could talk about it AT Morning Meeting. Using puppets, she acted out the scenario, having the kids make suggestions about how to solve the problems. They had so many ideas! And the two boys were laughing by the end, saying, "Hey, that's just like us!"
Other highlights of the day included:
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| Scarf Dance to Dil Se |
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