New Choices, New Friendships

Each day after Quiet Time our class enjoys Explore Time- a chance to make connections and play.  It really is a nice way to ease into our afternoon- we eat lunch, we relax, we play and then we head out to Specials.  Below you can have a look at a variety of choices the children are making.  By allowing the children to have choice time I'm able to learn more about their preferences and comfort level with different peers and materials.  Often times there will be a "stop by" station"- a teacher led activity (such as painting book boxes this week) that all the children cycle through.