The River - 4 Hour Class

We went out to the park to play and something caught our eyes. There was something new and different. One of the paths in the park was flooded with water. The children quickly gravitated towards it and decided to walk in the water.

Chloe said that they were crossing a river. Andrew noted that they can walk in the water because they are wearing their boots. Sara replied with “our feet won't get wet”.

Adonis was watching the other children walk in the water. I knew how badly he wanted to do it as well. But he was not wearing his boots. He went around the playground and saw a big branch and started dragging it. I wondered what he would do with the branch.

   

Adonis brought it to “the river” and started tossing it in the water. Alvis saw what he was doing and quickly joined in. Adonis threw the branch in the water and Alvis got it in “the river” for him. Alvis was wearing his boots so he was able to be in “the river”. They speculated about the size of the splash once the branch was dropped in the water. Adonis said that if the branch is bigger it will have a bigger splash. The boys had a blast dropping the branches in the water and seeing the splashes they made.

 

 

It was interesting to see how Adonis and Alvis took roles in their play. Their roles were assigned based on who was able to do what depending on the footwear that they had. Adonis had runners on so he was the one standing outside of “the river” while Alvis had his boots on so was standing in “the river”. They did not talk about the assignment of their roles. They instantly took it. It was a shared understanding between them. If they did not take these roles, their play would not have been as successful.

Until next time,

Patricia