Identifying important considerations about childrens developmental and cultural characteristics, interests, and needs
Phyllis explained what she had observed and learned from evaluating and reflecting about recent activities with the children:
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This group of children gets along very well most of the time and can be frequently observed working intently together in pairs or groups of three on a common focus, such as a light-table construction, or making a road for the trucks on the playground. They spend a lot of time outside collecting and sorting small things like leaves and acorns. In circle discussions, some of the children are really beginning to understand how a question is different from a state ment or anecdote. When I was writing down their favorite family recipes for a cookbook, I also noticed narratives becoming less rambling and more focused and related to the topic. A couple of them have asked me to put out more books about nature. Some of them are really fascinated with “big words,” and the magnifying glasses in the Discovery Center are very popularlately.