Camping out… and more!

O dreary Monday!  We weren’t able to go outside today because it was too wet on the playground.  But we did have a camp-out indoors!

Rather, some of our children set up the house area for a camp-out.  Susie, Annalisa, Ellie, & Morgan decided to start piling blocks inside the house.  They laid them out like bricks on the floor, then called it a big bed!  Some of the girls brought their own blankets into the house, while the others grabbed our playtime baby blankets.  They snuggled up inside and pretended to sleep.  Then Ellie and Morgan moved their campout to the outside of the house.  It wasn’t long before their camp-out party attracted more guests!  Caty, Maya, and Sophie joined the girls in the house.

Susie opened the window of the house to talk to me.  “Ms. Maria? Are you okay outside? It’s very dark outside.” I confirmed that I was alright under the stars. Then all 5 of the children left the house briefly.  Annalisa announced that they were on their way to a friend’s house. “She has her own club.”  When they came back – about 15 seconds later – Annalisa said, “The club wasn’t really that fun.”  They settled back into their “beds”, turned on a “movie” and then I heard 3 of them say, “This ROCKS!”

In other areas of the class, Zoë got dressed up and played a solo game of candy land in our quiet area.  Max and Haruka drew pictures at the writing table.  Ernie and Maya went bowling with the blocks using fruit from the kitchen area.  I think Ernie knocked others’ blocks over more than his own. :)  Riya and Miss Rachel looked at books, then played Candy Land together.  And Rosalinda pretended to brush her teeth with some of the kitchen area’s plastic food.  Here is a collection of pictures from the day’s events.

 

 

 

Finally, last week we were borrowing some magnet blocks from Kanga’s Kids.  They were such a big hit that they never went neglected if there was a spare moment to play!  On Tuesday Noah was playing at the table with Miss Andrea and building with those magnets.  He told Ms. Andrea, “This is a house.  My house has two living rooms. Dad and brother are watching TV. Dad is here and brother is here.”  He points to the places he indicated.  He goes on with his story, “Mom is cooking dinner.”  Ms. Andrea asked him, “What is she cooking?” Noah answers, “Pasta in the kitchen.” Then Noah’s magnet house fell when the table got bumped.  He took it in stride and simply started rebuilding it.  We can’t wait to see what other things the children build with the classroom’s blocks!