Tuesday September 4, 2018
Last Quarter Moon
Today we had a wonderful time at the beach! We began by taking our shoes off, and finding a nice open spot in the dunes to hold our morning circle. After circle we walked the rest of the way to the beach,
stopping to play as we went. Once we got to the beach, we played some
more!! Then we took some pencil-sized sticks to practice writing the
number '1' and our sight word 'a' in the sand. We then played some
matching and sorting games using found treasures along the shore. After
this was snack, and then a visit to one of our favorite natural
structures, the driftwood teeter totter! This has been a great way to
learn about weight and balance.
While some students played on the
teeter totter, others enjoyed the driftwood huts. We then all came
together to dig for treasure, and would you believe we found parts of an
old pirate ship!? This was a very exciting discovery! When we got
tired of digging, the children discovered a natural slide on one of the
sand dunes, and had a delightful time climbing up the hill and sliding
back down in the sand. Soon it was time to head back to school, but we
continued the adventure on our walk back along the trail and shared our
highlights of the day during the closing circle.
Tuesday September 4, 2018