Wednesday, January 17th

​Yesterday children worked on centerpieces for the homeless shelter in Blake Hall.  Carl requested that we work on that again, this time for centerpieces that children could take home.  It was a great idea and children worked diligently for most of the afternoon creating unique pieces.  They showed a great deal of competence and independence as they carefully used the glue gun. 

Several areas of the room were buzzing with activity today. One corner of the room was a clay glazing factory as children  completed pieces new and old.  We're learning more about ducks, and some children worked to glaze their duck according to images that we studied.  Hadley challenged herself by adding feet to her duck before glazing it.  Children also built with small blocks, inventing stories as they went along.  Not surprisingly, the stories involve good guys and bad guys.  It was tremendous to see a large group of children cooperating in their indoor play, again for an extended period of time.  Messages, mandalas, stories, and snow play rounded out our afternoon.