One of the most rewarding parts of child-directed play for adult observers are the looks of pure pride and joy after a child completes his or her creation! When children are free to express themselves through art, building, imaginative play and more, it is clear this process of creation is extremely satisfying.

Here are a few proud moments captured on camera today.

Clara built a birthday cake and Lucy created a house for the little animals:

Maddie jumped for joy after completing an alphabet puzzle, while Lulu smiled after finding the correct spot for her puzzle piece:

Daniel’s face showed the thrill of a game of tag and Eren admired his train track:

Large Group/Kindergarten: Today in large group and kindergarten friends continued working on one of this week’s math FABs—K.NS.1: Count to at least 100 by ones and tens. Large group started off with a lesson on how to do the Macarena dance so we could dance along to this song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKXZVxAffM. We mastered counting and dancing to numbers 1-10 and will continue working on the rest!

After a discussion of the hundreds chart and counting along with it to the song, the chart was offered as a resource during journal time. Many friends chose to write numbers, including counting by tens. The chart was a helpful tool as we examined numeral order when writing numbers like “10” and “20”.

There is joy throughout the Wee World!

Have a wonderful day! –Jessica

Wee Sprouts: Tomatoes. Breakfast: Whole grain oatmeal and fresh pears. Lunch: Whole wheat tortillas with hummus, tomatoes/carrots and grapes. Snack: Refried beans and blue corn chips.