Our guinea pig friends, Luna and Nellie, returned from their winter break today and were as happy to see the Turtles as the Turtles were to see them. After settling them in, giving them fresh food and water and straw, and admiring the pigs' new Tiki hut, we welcomed some friends from the Little Frogs class, who came to be Turtles for the Day.
At Morning Meeting, we went on a Bear Hunt, and then talked about going on an outdoor Bear Hunt with the Little Frogs later in the morning. Choice Time found many Turtles taking things apart and putting things together. Tracks were laid for trains, difficult puzzles were assembled, amazing buildings were built and a railroad sign was carefully taken apart to find out whether it could be repaired and to discover its inner workings. Throughout their play, the Turtles made connections, counted pieces, looked for and created patterns, negotiated tun-taking, and tested out cause and effect. As always, they enjoyed being together.
On our Bear Hunt, we traveled over much rough terrain - streams, mountains, snow and (most enjoyably) patches of very slippery ice. We even ran into a rare creature - a Bear Dog - who was surprisingly friendly and happy to see us.
We played a spirited game of imaginary basketball and threw some snowballs before returning to our room to warm up. Max's mother read us a book -
Wynken, Blynken and Nod, before we said goodbye to our half-day friends and settled in for lunch. Over our meal, we had a chance to talk about our favorite parts of the day's adventures - particularly how much the Turtles enjoy the snow and ice!
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