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Today we used SO many different types of movement. We moved our bodies, we moved cars, we moved water, and we moved some worms. That is right, we moved worms. Our worms have been working so hard and have made some pretty great "worm dirt" that we needed to build another level for our worm compostor. We also combined big motor movement with some brain work today. Most of our Magnolia friends are preparing to head off to kindergarten so we really challenged that letter work today and played a find your letter match game. It was tough, but we did it! During choice time we rolled cars down a ramp (our canvas) to add to our on going movement art piece. We discovered that the bigger the car the farther it rolls and the smaller the car the faster it rolls. Also, the more paint we put on the wheels the harder we needed to push to start the forward movement. After we covered our canvas, friends worked together to create a race track. Using blocks for barriers, a ...

It is finally spring - we are dressed for spring, the sun is shining for spring, and the flowers are blooming. We took full advantage of the perfect day by heading to the forest - except we didn't end up in the forest. We stopped at the top of the hill and spent the whole day climbing trees, both fallen and living. Friends made forts, rode dragons, dug for buried treasure, and climbed Fallen Tree Mountain. The power of imagination is strong and it was proven today when we played in an open area with nothing but trees for our whole afternoon. (FYI - due to some technical difficulties our photos from yesterday were unable to load so we are posting them below!) Photos from yesterday!