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This year there has been a large focus on building and this has continued no matter what materials we offer children. We have built a city in multiple ways, explored sculpture, and built stories. It only made sense that we could build a piece of art for our auction item.  ______________________________________________________________ We also had many birds coming to our feeder today. At first just one child ventured over to take a closer look. Then... "Ahh!!!"  Joy spread across her face and then began to spread around the room. Children's heads turned toward the window accompanied with a smile.  "It's a bird!!!" Children learn by exploring and making connections. These connections are found with each other, materials, nature, and our communities. Providing children with opportunities for nature inquiry creates space for these connections to flourish.  

Today children picked back up building with different materials and some familiar ones. Exploring how to stack and create spaces for new ideas. Not only were they building with block materials, but they were also building with tape.  Outside after the rain children were looking for something specific in the mud. They kept digging and looking up close until they found what they were looking for - a worm!!!

The first day back from a break is a great time to create space for children to reconnect after many days a part. For many of these children, they have spent two years together creating a deep relationship with one another. We were also excited to welcome a new friends to our Magnolia Family this week. 

Children were able to explore using tape and how to layer it on paper. It is always fun to see children notice and inquire with a new material.