I've been doing a lot of reading about the importance of outdoor play. Given that so many of our days are rainy and gloomy I thought that this might be the perfect time to try out the theories. I have been impressed with the learning that is going on.
These kids are playing Mr. Wolf. One of the children organized the game and invited the others to play. The game went on for over 20 minutes. This kind of playing stamina can be rare. I'm pleased to see them work together for so long.
Puddles are always a big draw outside. Most of the students spend a part of every outside time playing in the water.
Sometimes we can even find 'electric eels.' Turning a plain object like a broken shoelace into a sea creature was exactly the kind of imagination that I was hoping to see.
This looks like just swinging but they are actually playing 'Jack & Annie' from the Magic Tree House. Apparently Santa was in the tree house with them.
These look like leaves but they are fish. They were collected from the pond and stored for later use.
The rest of the children were playing 'Rock Soccer'. A version of regular soccer played with a rock. Some kids play it the whole time we are outside in the front playground. The rules seem to be similar than regular soccer although there are sometimes up to four goalies.
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