A friend brings a piece of bubble wrap to the light table, saying, “This bubble wrap is mysterious on the light table.” The same child pauses, and then says, “What does mysterious mean?” His friend says, “Mysterious means mysterious.” A few seconds later, the first child gasps and say, “I know what mysterious means! It means something is very, very odd!”
Some children find the parking spots another group had made the day before. They negotiate where everyone will park, and decide they need to add another stall. Suddenly one friend stops, saying, “Uh oh, I think I ran out of fuel.” His friend asks, “What kind of fuel do you need?” “I need green fuel with leaves and rocks.” “Here you go!”
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A ABC By Dr.Seuss A Bumblebee Sweater By Betty Waterton A Train to Timbuctoo By Margaret Wise Brown A Visitor for Bear By Bonny Becker B Bear about town By Stella Blackstone Bear Feels Sick By Karma Wilson Builder Goose By Boni Ashburn C Charlie Cooks Favourite Book By Julia Donaldson Curious George By Margaret & HA Rey Corduroy By Don Freeman D Dandelion
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The movement of sand and stones….digging, filling, pushing, emptying and moving – the wonder of it all!
“Ploomp go the first fat raindrops…” “Each little drop digs a dark little hole and the smell of wet dust tickles my nose.” “On the old tin roof of the garden shed the drops all try to talk at once…Ping Ping PingaDing…“ “…and they chuckle together as they run down the drain.” “Tomorrow I may find all the rain gone, with only a sparkle
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The Goop that Drew brought it has been such a hit! Here is the long awaited recipe! 1 Bottle of 5 oz Glue (this was with clear but you can also use white) Add 1 cup of water and mix until you have a nice fluid consistency Now add liquid starch 1 tablespoon at a time mixing until you reach a nice jelly At
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At Carrot Seed children enjoy swinging on their own, having a friend give them a push, or piling two, three or four children onto one swing for a ride!
Two days ago, a couple of children started walking around with clipboards and asking everyone how old they are. Today a larger group formed and started making the rounds. “How old are you?” “I’m four.” “I don’t know how to draw a four.” “It looks like this, see?” “I can’t do that.” “I’ll do it for you.” “See? This is how you do it!”
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