Monday

It's around 9:30 am in free time play. There are five children on a carpeted area. They are playing with Lego blocks. However, there is only one flat base to build up the Lego blocks. They all want to play with the base. Girl O walks around that with a blanket. Girl A wants to build something on the base by herself. Girl S is watching her from a distance. Boy N and Boy P want to build something on the base together. It is crowed around the the base. Boy N says, "There are too many kids here.”
Girl O tries to spread the blanket on the base and to sit down. Boy N says, “ No, we need to build a fort here” and he takes the blanket away. Then, she marches on the base. She seems to enjoys the feeling of bumpy spots on the base on the bottom of her feet. Boy N frowns. I ask her to come over to me. She finally moves away from the base. Girl A starts to place a pieces of blocks rampantly on the base. Boy N says, “ No, you are not allowed to play with the Lego blocks. It's only for boys. Not for girls!” She stops to playing with a frown on her face and tattles to me. I ask him the reason why girls can't play with the Lego blocks. He answers, “Because they can't play.” I respond, “ Why don't we build something big together? What do you wanna make?” He excitedly says, “A fair.” I asked her to help him. She nods and he seems to allow her to join.

She continues to place a pieces of blocks on the base. Boy N talks to Boy P with their enthusiasm, “ Hey, do you want to make a roller coaster?” and “ Yes!”. They start to get Lego blocks from a box. On the other hands, Girls O walks away from the carpet area and plays in the other area. Girl S shows her doll to Girl A. S says,” She is a princes. Do you want to play with me?” A stops to playing with the blocks and starts to play with other toy. All of the children on the carpet intentionally want to use the base at the moment. After five minutes, they start to play all by themselves happily without any frustrations.

Great job!!!