We are Explorers!

 Today the children explored! A few children searched for bugs, they explored all around the playground searching for cracks, or holes in hopes of finding bugs to put in the habitat they have created. In the pretend room children explored new ways to "swim in the sea," and what they would need to get all the way across the big sea. The children even went to space, and took their babies too; if thats not exploring then I don't know what is!

 Casey said, "We both found spiders, they're going to the habitat to play together." Danny said, "They don't bite!" Casey said, "I know, thats why they can play in the habitat."

    "I'm taking my baby to space, but first we need helmets. I want to show you the stars." - Jamie

                                               "I'm not going to get a sunburn!" - Aidan

 Isabell said, "This is the sea, its really big." Juli said, "How are we going to get across it?" Makayla said, "Watch me, like this!!"


The children used their imagination, previous experiences and knowledge to come up with the ideas and discussions. It was a lot of fun to hear the children outside talk about their bugs, where they found them and where they would end up. It was also neat to hear children collaborating to come up with ways to cross the big sea! Lastly, Jamie wasn't the only child who went to explore space today, but she was the only one who took a baby to see the stars!

Objectives: Objective 9: Uses language to express thoughts and needs, Objective 14: Uses symbols and images to represent something not present, Objective 27: Demonstrates knowledge of the Earth's environment. 

                                                                       -Ms. Harrald