The Tel Aviv class had such a great time playing outside today that they all asked if we could stay outside for longer, and Lauri and I decided that more outside play was a great idea! The class had an opportunity to play a bit more on their own, which was a nice opportunity for the children to bond. I noticed many kids less inhibited to play, laugh and run around, which I suspected was because there were fewer children on the playground. We had an outside picnic sack followed by songs and a story. We even sang our morning circle song, as a morning square song! Fun times were had all around and it was amazing how focused and engaged every child was in our outside circle. I am sure looking forward to our field trip to the field this Friday for even more outside play!!
the year is certainly getting off to a fantastic start! the kids are really becoming a cohesive group and i love all of the unstructured play!
ReplyDeletesuzanne L.