If we categorized each day in the Owls room into different concrete themes, today's theme would be the early childhood exploration of physics. It seems that throughout the day, there was always something that related to this exploration.
Out in the hall, friends enjoyed playing with ball ramps, but the construction of the pathways became incredibly elaborate, with careful thought given to path that the balls would roll. There were turns, tunnels, and even a ledge for the ball to drop off, with another pipe path there to direct it after it fell!
We had the first consistently-above-freezing day for weather in what feels like years, so we spent a large part of our morning outside. While out there, many of the Owls played on the monkey bars, which of course teaches so many scientific concepts, like that of gravity, friction, and weight distribution. Today, many friends challenged themselves to hang upside-down by holding with their weight with their hands while wrapping their legs around bars. Although very difficult (especially for little bodies that are still developing core strength), they were very careful, and so proud when they accomplished their feat.
The Owls were also creating seesaws using various playground objects as fulcrums. They experimented with balance and weight distribution while laughing and having fun!
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| We also continued with cooperative board games today |
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| Sadie: "I love it!" |
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