rods, and brown stair neatly organized. I could see she was in deep
thought so I did not disturb her. After about 10 minutes, I observed
Miss M's work again and noticed she took out the knobless cylinder
boxes, 3 were on a pattern sheet and the blue ones were lined up
carefully next to the brown stair. I was very intrigued about how
precise everything was on her mat. As I was standing there, a few
other children would come and go to observe, and they knew how
important it was to not disturb her work. Miss M then asked if she
could use the Mystery bag and the Stereognostic bag. Of course we
said yes because we want to encourage the children to be in the moment
as long as they are being respectful with the materials.
in the bag had a specific spot in Miss M's mind. Next, she took out
the Solar System puzzle and put all the pieces on the mat, except
earth. By this point I started asking her questions on what she was
making.
onto earth (the two bottom mats). Once Miss M completed her work, she
wanted to show and explain to everyone in the class her creation,
which she was very proud of. The amount of time and concentration put
into this work was very fascinating, it took her over an hour.
~Ms. Stephanie
It's amazing to see what comes out of a child's imagination.
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