Fall Walk Adventure

Thursday the Tel Aviv class split in to two groups and Joshua, Micah Rosin, Elias, Zach, Lily and I went on a beautiful fall walk! The weather was perfect for exploring the woods behind the playground and we set off, plastic bags in hand ready to see what we could find! We quickly found colored leaves and sticks but then decided that playing in the woods was more interesting than collecting. Together we turned over rocks and examined bugs and played imaginary games such as “house” and “hike” in the natural environment. Its great to see how they have the whole world as their materials for play! The woods allow children to take safe risks such as climbing the hill or balancing on the log it is a joy to watch their play flourish as they become more comfortable being outdoors and with each other.  We even got to  have a special pumpkin bread snack outside! After about an hour we packed up our bags full of leaves and headed back to the classroom.  

Once at the classroom much of the group was drawn immediately to the blocks that resembled trees!  Elias immediately tried to create really tall trees and then Micah Rosin created a whole forest with lots of smaller trees. I loved how they took their create energies from the wood and brought they right back into their play. They even used the pictures of themselves to re-create the journey they had just experienced. It was very neat to watch!  Such a wonderful way to spend a beautiful day!!