Making a train with Malak
Today while we were inside, I noticed two muchfocused children, Malak and Rayan, working in the block area. I went over to get a closer look.
Malak and Rayan were working co-operatively, making a train with the blocks. They were carefully taking the blocks in turns to add the block to their creation. They kept adding the blocks, and they got more and more excited as they added each block until their train was completed. Soon more children came to see what was going on in the block area.
As a result Malak and Rayan invited the children to ride their train and all together started saying "chu, chu, and chu…"
Review of learning: it was lovely to see Malak so involved and focused with block play, Malak was able to work co-operatively with Rayan, in a joint project. Mashallah they were creative.
What is next: I will encourage Malak to become more involved in the block area and improve her fine motor skills to be more creative, perhaps next time with a small group of friends.
T.Maha
October 2016
