Today the teachers tried inspiring the children in a new way in the open-ended natural materials area. The Program Specialist sent the teachers a website that had images of “Mandala Art” created with sticks, shells, rocks, etc… These images were displayed at the open-ended materials table.
To see what happened, view this photo album:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.580896455303502.1073741872.213823248677493&type=1
It was exciting to see the children considering shape and patterns, two things that are important mathematical concepts (geometry and algebraic thinking).
We hope you enjoy seeing what value open-ended materials have for learning!