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3 and 4 Year Old Classes - The Hundred Languages of Children

During our engaging time of free play, I had the pleasure of noticing the many languages of children. As their thinking evolves, children are encouraged to depict their understandings using many different representations, whether it is through blocks, felt board stories or a drawing. I would like to share with you some of my findings these past few weeks.
 

Taylor begins by gathering felt board pieces to tell me a story.

Here I see an airplane, but as Taylor begins to tell me a story,
she flips the airplane over and sees a person.

 
Taylor explains her “friend” is riding a skateboard and the
 bird needs an umbrella because it raining outside today.  
 

“The bird is cold, she has been in the rain so she needs a blanket.”
 

I saw this felt piece as a chair, the hundred languages of
children saw that same felt piece as a person

Taylor said “This is my friend with her baseball and
 has a blanket because it’s raining."
 
Emma and Chelsea share little words, however they both have
 the same idea - setting a table for lunch.

Emma and Chelsea have set the perfect table for two, with sandwiches
on the plates, demonstrating the hundred languages of children.
Cade is showing me he has long fingers.

Tiffany, Ryleigh, Ava and Taya bring their play with goop under the table.
There is something about hiding under a table that makes the play more exciting!
 The children are able to add another element to the play,
and at the same time the girls are making decisions as a group.
 



Until next time!


~Jess


 


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