How to find the missing piece
You spent an hour last night working on your lesson plans for next week.
You thought about what Marissa and Lilah were doing in the Baby Center (this month’s dramatic play area).
You revisited your observation notes from the Block Corner and noted that Alex, Miguel, and Rena were building castles using unit blocks and Magnatiles.
You flipped through the photos from the Art center, where you noticed that Zev and Julia were experimenting with color mixing.
Your lesson plans for next week incorporate new materials in each center to support deeper exploration for the children. You’ve got a great plan set up and you’re excited to implement it!
On Friday afternoon, after the children leave, you add the new materials and get everything prepped for the following week.
As the children start arriving on Monday morning, you tell them about the new materials and activities. Your excitement is palpable. Some of the children are just as excited as you are. After morning meeting, you dismiss the children to centers and pull out your iPad to start taking photos of the children using the new materials.
But Marissa is in the Baby Center crying.
Rena is wandering around the room.
Zev is dipping his fingers in the paint and spreading it on the table.
That new puzzle you put in the fine motor center, the pieces are dumped on the floor and mixed in with another puzzle.
You stand in the center of the room looking around and wonder what happened. You were so intentional in your planning. Why is everything falling apart?!
Does this sound familiar?
Let’s break it down and figure out what might be happening.
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