Day of Play

 

Here at Ambrose we know the importance of play.  We play all day long!  But, are we JUST playing?  Goodness no!  We are

sharing

strategizing

thinking

talking.

We are becoming

stronger

smarter

problem solvers

creative

friendly

flexible

Our morning meeting began with a show and share time.  We were so excited to hear what everyone brought from home!

Several friends brought vehicles of some sort.  They were so excited to show us how FAST they go!  We provided our friends with opportunities to generate speed with ramps, tubes, and tunnels.  How high does the tunnel need to go?  Does this one work better?  What makes this ramp faster?

     

As we all moved back into our classroom, the desire to create movement traveled with us. A small group quickly headed towards the block area, ramp plans in their mind. 

ESE took the lead, ready to make a subway tunnel for his fast car. JL followed quickly behind, adding his own pieces. 

Test run after test run. 

Success, crash, crash, success. 

The towers fell, the tunnel collapsed, and finally - IT WORKED!

JB slowly walked over, noticing his truck looked different. It was bigger, the wheels towering over the hotwheels. Would it crash? Would it go through? Would it go under?

It flew down the ramp - no tunnel - but tons of speed!