March 10th, 2020

The Hopscotch Painting is Coming Along! 
We are testing out different strategies to complete each square.  There has been lots of progress, but some problems have appeared.  Some squares are filled in with a solid color, while some have numbers.  Some numbers face different directions, and some are very small.  With each obstacle, we keep finding creative solutions.  More to come later in the week.

Testing Out a New Classroom Procedure: Construction "Magic List"

The Rainey Roomers (both children and teachers) have been noticing that some people get lots of turns in construction, while other people don't get as many turns. 

In an effort to make everyone's plans a little more well-rounded, teachers have introduced a "magic list" for the construction area.  We explained at morning meeting that we'll use a check mark to indicate who has already had a turn that day. 

Grace offered her opinion: "Today, all girls in construction, because boys have been going every day all the time."  Then she added, "I have a question.  Does it go check, check, check, until it's all filled up?"
Yes, it does! Children are already using this new tool to find out who still needs a turn in that area, and who has already had one.  So far, they seem delighted to have this visual aide.  Emilia liked it so much, she said at second meeting, "Maybe we could have a board that tells us what we should do.  Like we should do kitchen on Sundays, we could do dress-up playing on Tuesdays or Wednesday, or reading on Friday... It could be like that."

Other great moments from our day,
including areas like the restaurant, the Wire/beads table, and a special "Rainbow Scratch Art" station...