Today, due to the drizzle, we went to go play in the community room! The class was so excited to go, their faces lit up as soon as they saw the brightly colored play equipment that filled the room. As they played, I was amazed by the risks many of the children took while playing with some of the equipment. All children played in a safe way, yet it was interesting to see which children felt comfortable to try new things, to jump high or to do a summersault. This safe physical space was inviting and made children feel comfortable. Max, who spends much of his time outside in the sandbox or looking at nature was the first to go down on the slide on his tummy. He loved how it felt and showed other kids how to do it so that you would go fast. Both Ezra and Jacob enjoyed climbing up the bridges and worked hard to turn their bodies around so that they would climb down feet first. The Tel Aviv children are learning so much about how their bodies relate to the environment around them which is helping them navigate the play equipment in safe but challenging ways with very little help from teachers. It was neat to watch them play so well independently and now I am on a search to find how and when each child takes risks throughout our school day.
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