Thursday September 6, 2018
Waning Crescent Moon
Oooh!
What a foggy adventure we had! We began by walking up the trail and
finding a new spot for morning circle where we talked about the plan for
the day and students did their jobs (weather watcher & rule
keeper.) Next we meandered farther down the trail while watching for
birds and different colors of plants and flowers. We stopped when we
arrived at our favorite tree, whom we named "Tunnel Tree." We spent a
lot of time playing around Tunnel Tree and even cleaned up her dead
branches. Then we started collecting moss and lichen to make nests for
the faeries and birds. Some of the moss we saved and pretended was ice
cream on top of pine cone-cones! Around this time there was some conflict with the students, as F. wanted to play, but only with T., and this was causing some hurt feelings with other students. We took some time to sit together in a circle so everyone could share their feelings, and we could talk about friendship and how to include all our friends when we play. When
everyone felt good again, the play resumed! The children did an
amazing job expressing their feelings and resolving this conflict with just a little bit of adult support.
Playing around Tunnel Tree was a lot of fun
and we were sad to leave, but we also wanted to visit the beach while
there was still time, so we packed up out belongings and headed toward
the ocean. Once again, she didn't disappoint! Some kiddo's dove
straight into the "home" (a little room-sized opening under some huge
driftwood logs,) others tried to trick me by making difficult matching
and sorting problems using rocks, driftwood, and seaweed. We then
walked over to the little cave and admired the beautiful stones and
shells we were finding. T. even found purple seaweed that felt like leather! It was so cool! After all this adventuring it was time to head back to school. We were sorry to leave, but excited for lunch!
Playing around Tunnel Tree was a lot of fun
and we were sad to leave, but we also wanted to visit the beach while
there was still time, so we packed up out belongings and headed toward
the ocean. Once again, she didn't disappoint! Some kiddo's dove
straight into the "home" (a little room-sized opening under some huge
driftwood logs,) others tried to trick me by making difficult matching
and sorting problems using rocks, driftwood, and seaweed. We then
walked over to the little cave and admired the beautiful stones and
shells we were finding. T. even found purple seaweed that felt like leather! It was so cool! After all this adventuring it was time to head back to school. We were sorry to leave, but excited for lunch!