Ethan enjoyed climbing on
carefully standing up
and jumping off!
Hanging out
sliding
climbing on
sitting
Elise enjoyed balancing on her belly
sliding down or downward facing dog?
Izzy trying to keep her balance as she climbs on.
Izzy and Penelope sharing the space.
The boys pretended the pumpkin was a volcano; they drove the cars on top of the volcano trying to get away from the lava.
Besides the giant pumpkin in the play yard children had an opportunity to explore the variety of pumpkins, gourds and indian corn in the sensory bins with magnifying glasses.
Mostly, children were interested in dramatic play of course! This is where communication, team work and problem solving takes place.
Ethan and Stella worked together gathering all the squash and loading it into the wheelbarrow.
Ethan pulled the wheelbarrow around the yard and stopped by the sandbox
Then, they unloaded the squash together, lined it all up one by one, then again loaded it all back into the wheelbarrow for another ride.
Girls on their way home from the store.
Art
My favorite art activities are setting up invitations to paint. I love using natural materials with mirrors to create a beautiful space to work at. Children love to explore with all their senses and natural materials are appealing to senses. While children work we have an opportunity to discuss the colors, texture and smells.
Invitation to paint: Apples
Watercolors: red, orange, green
Watercolor paper
Invitation to paint: Gourds
Tempera paint: yellow, orange, green
White construction paper
Invitation to paint: Leaves
Tempera paint: yellow, green, brown
White construction paper
Invitation to paint: Indian Corn
Natural Paintbrushes - Corn Leaves
Tempera paint: yellow, orange, purple
Construction paper: white and green
Natural Paintbrushes - Corn Leaves
Tempera paint: yellow, orange, purple
Construction paper: white and green
Dramatic Play
The kitchen area is also pretty busy with play related to our Harvest theme. Children bake, cook, and picnic together.
We will continue this unit with more science, art, literacy, dramatic play and more in the upcoming weeks. Who knows, maybe we will even bake a real pumpkin pie for our Tasty Thursday?