Do you like apples?

What should we do with them?" I asked as I sat down at the table with the apple and pear in the middle.
"Break them?"
"Break it like this."

The rest of the conversation focused on what they liked and then onto seeds. Seeds that can be eaten could be an emerging interest. Here's what the children said:

"I like pears."
"I like apples."
"Do you like pear better?"

"I want the apple."
"I want the pear."
"I want one hundred apple."

"I want some pear."
"You can't eat the seeds."
"Watermelon seeds. I eat the white ones."

Maybe there is an interest in seeds I can foster. I could introduce more seeds into the environment and see what happens.

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Journals & Writing

We like to write about what interests us. It's the same for children. Journal writing time is an invitation for the children to draw something of interest to them. They tell me something about their pictures and I write it on the page. They see how writing happens by starting with an idea then seeing it get written down.

Paper Tray / Spatial Exploration

The paper trays were moved from the top of the shelf to the table so that some of the children could make a trap using the yarn. One of the children experimented with the paper trays. He pushed them back to discover that they can be formed into steps or they can be stacked on top of one another. Spatial exploration.

Yarn Trap

The yarn was used to make a trap. It was tied to a picture frame and a basket. Each was positioned on shelves across from one another. The children had to go "under" the trap to get to the carpet for whole class time. There was a lot of sharing of ideas, problem solving, and use of the positional language "over" and "under" and "around".

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