We decided
to reintroduce mirror blocks in in the sandbox on a tabletop. Again, by removing them from the other blocks
in the block area, they would be easier for the children to focus on building
with. We set up a few provocations in
the sandbox for the children to see examples of other ways they could build
with the blocks besides just stacking the blocks up. We asked the children, “How can you build?”
It was during this time we also heard the children begin to count as they would
stack the blocks, “One, two, three…”
The children
began to bring other items over to the sandbox.
Many children began to bring the small cars and trucks over. They
experimented with maneuvering the cars around the blocks. This is where are discussion of tunnels
began. We worked with the children to
construct simple tunnels in which we could experiment together to see if our
cars would or would not fit through.
