Continuing with ClayOur printing on clay process continued through last week! The printing process provided an interesting challenge. The design created by a child would be backward once it was transferred to the clay. This usually wasn't a problem, but Bailee had printed her name on the paper. How would she choose to position the letters for a product that was satisfying to her? Although the printing experience was not about making clay letters, making letters happened organically! Checking in on Construction: |
On Thursday, children requested a construction set up that we have used before: blue "water" with styrofoam "icebergs." Ford - This is Freeze Icy Land. Charlton - I built my zoo mansion there. Jack - There are a lot of animals here. Whit - Bad guys came and took them away to a dark place. A little later, there was also a tsunami. | Children often include some element of danger in their construction play. Recently, they have been adding tsunamis. We wondered what was behind this interest. What do you know about tsunamis? Ford - They're storms. Jack - Very big storms. Whit - Very big storms with waves. Charlton - There's volcanos under the sea surrounding the Galapagos Islands and surrounding the volcanoes are tsunamis. Why do you want to include tsunamis in construction? Charlton - Because it's funny. My stuffy makes a force field to protect the creatures. Whit - My stuffy does, too. My stuffy has a time stone that creates portals to escape the tsunami. Jack - Mine does, too. We share it. It seems that there's always a disaster or bad guys in construction. Why is that important when you play? Whit - It makes it more scary. Charlton - It makes it fun. Ford - It makes it fun. The rescue is the fun part. |
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