An exploration of paper

We brought a new book to our morning meeting. What can you see on the cover?

Remy: Paper
Cate: A bunny
Jade: A square
Lily: Rectangle
Finlay: Box


The title of the book is "Not A Box", so could it be a box on the cover? Did you know that boxes are made out of paper? What else can you think of that is made out of paper?

Lily: cardboard
Hugh: Paper to draw on
Bea: A book
Hugh: And and and also a bag
Remy: And also a bowl
Bea: A paper bathroom
Hugh: Toilet paper
Hugh: Blocks (while looking at the construction area shelf with materials made out of paper)

Can you at home think of other things that are out of paper? You might be surprised about how many you can find. How many different items can you find at your home? 

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In the book the narrator (we talked about that the narrator is the one telling the story to us) shows us that a box can be many different things, such as a robot, a rocket ship or a volcano. 

In the studio we explored many different kinds of paper or items that are made out of paper, such as magazines, maps, different kind of napkins, copy paper, cups, bowls, and plates, calligraphy paper, crepe paper, paper bags, toilet paper, paper fans, tissue paper, watercolor paper, cardboard, construction paper, or paper towels.
In the process the materials were used for stacking, compressing, rolling up, unfurling, tearing, unfolding and folding, reading, crumbling up and covering other items. Feeling the different textures of paper and listening to sounds it makes. 

Hey! The green part. Look! This is the earth. Yeah, Because of the ocean and because of the buildings. (looking at the colors green and blue on the map) It seems like there's not lots of oceans on earth, but there is, right?
​ - Hugh

(while unrolling the examination table paper or tissue paper roll) Look, I found something. I got a flu shot. - Lily

Lily: What's inside here?
Sam: I don't know. What do you think?
Bea: Open it!
Lily: I feel like... paper. But this is different paper. (Hugh trying to unpack it) No, don't open it.
Hugh: Yeah, it might be something else (shrugging his shoulders). It might be part of materials.
Lily: Can we open it? (starting to unwrap it)
Hugh: I think it's toilet paper, right?
Lily: Yeah. (unwrapping it)
Hugh: It IS toilet paper.
Lily: It is toilet paper.
Hugh: Different kind of toilet paper. I have that kind of toilet paper at home. 
Lily: Oh I don't have. I don't have soft at home. I have hard.

more paper explorations and discoveries:

The children also had ideas on how to use some of the items in other parts of the classroom and brought them over to (mostly) the construction area:

At first Hugh and Lily constructed "New York City" and after it got knocked down, they decided to rebuild it as an obstacle course (which was still in "New York City"). Cups and bowls were used as part of the bathroom (a sink and a toilet) with toilet paper used for "toilet paper" next to the toilet. Remy used toilet paper as her "tape" to tape wooden boards together. 

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Why do you think we have the laptop and projector set up?

Today Jade's mom, Paige, joined us as our Mystery Reader!

The two books she read for us were about things we also enjoy in the classroom.
One book was about colors and color mixing and one book was about a toad and different ways of transportation. We helped the turtle to turn on pipes, pour out paint, fix the machine and get colors flowing by moving our arms and took our toads on a little adventure.

We listened to the books "Colour blocked" by Ashley Sorenson and "McToad Mows Tiny Island" by Tom Angleberger.

'Cause we got a call!  
- Remy

Paige, thank you for being our Mystery Reader! We loved it!