Levana explores clay!

Today the Levana class explored clay! It was so neat to watch the group look at it, and then grow intrigued by it, and then by mid-way through the morning, most of the class was playing with it!  Clay is a fun medium simply to explore. Hannah worked on using two hands to press it flat like a pancake. Mason used a popsicle stick as a tool to cut the clay into pieces. Michelle's technique was to take a big ball and then divide it into many many teeny tiny pieces.  Each child was able to interact with the clay in their own way and then they also each enjoyed watching each other to get ideas of how to use clay.  Throughout the morning we pinched clay and smashed clay, we rolled cars on clay and made foot prints with different animals. Some kids used tools like the hammers or clay scissors others just liked the way it felt on their hands. Open ended projects allows each child the opportunity to explore and learn. It was neat to watch children begin to understand how clay responds to their hands and motions. We talked about how to make a snake vs. how to make a ball. It was a station enjoyed by many this morning and I'm sure we will have clay again soon!