It began with Elliott expressing “I know a project for today. I want to make a boat to see if it floats.” He found a book, an origami book, that had a picture of a boat. He studied it and made a plan. Jessica noticed him working at the table and joined him. After a discussion, they began the work of creating an origami boat. Other friends noticed and joined them. The table quickly filled up and friends began a morning spending focused time understanding this great art of creating 3D objects with paper. There were rich, in depth conversations about how to fold the edges.  After a creation was complete (lots of boats!) Jessica invited friends to see if their paper boats could float. She offered them a tub of water to investigate scientifically. We hung the letters of the word ORIGAMI up for friends to reference as they worked. Log on to the attached link to see all the benefits of preschoolers working with origami!http://home.earthlink.net/~robertcubie/origami/edu.html

Enjoy the link and your weekend! –Laurie

Wee Sprouts: Cucumbers. Breakfast: Malt-O-Meal and pear slices. Lunch: Farm fresh scrambled eggs, whole wheat flat bread, watermelon and tomatoes/cauliflower. Snack: Mozzarella cheese and pineapple.