On Friday, we enter the park at 9 am and leave at 7 pm.
Every Friday morning is the day when Waldorf children go hiking. I joined them for the first time this Friday. After the teachers and children enter the park, they go straight along the road to the music stage, pull up the morning exercise circle, take the children to pee and wash their hands, and then the children move freely on the big stage and the lawn square in front.
About twenty children play together in twos and threes, chasing each other, some run to the side to explore and even climb trees (assisted by parents).
Our baby was a little scared and I didn't have the arm strength to support him, so I gave up. We can try it when dad comes.
A little brother probably wanted to climb a tree, so he followed us to find a suitable tree and climbed it. The little brother squatted down and pointed to a bug on the ground and said, this is a watermelon bug, and then observed it.
Our children hesitated at first, and Rio Tinto squatted down and shouted "watermelon worm" together. Perhaps under the guidance of my little brother, he suddenly became not afraid of this bug, but thought it was a lovely bug with a lovely name.
After a while, we got together and ate snacks prepared by our parents, some sushi, biscuits and tomatoes. The children are so satisfied and happy.
At about eleven o'clock, the activity is over and the children go back to school for lunch. We said goodbye.
The next trip, play with sand and water.
Here, they can play and have a vivid early education class:
? Socializing?
I left in such a hurry in the morning that I forgot to bring my sand tools, so it is inevitable that children will be a little sad when they see other children playing with sand tools.
"I want to play with sand tools," he told me with some disappointment.
There is a grandfather and a grandmother next to them, playing with sand with an elder sister and a younger brother. They made several sandcastles with tools.
I encouraged him to play with his sister and brother, and I also wanted to see his reaction.
He went over to his brother and asked, "Would you like to share these sand tools with me?"
My brother didn't respond, and my grandparents could even talk. Let's play together.
After my sister's family left, an uncle and a little brother came. Eva went over and took her brother's toy, said "Let's play together" with her brother, thanked her uncle and brother, and played with her brother.
After playing for a while, my uncle and brother are going to play football on the lawn, and Eva is also there, running happily behind my uncle.
He plays football with his uncle, runs along the lake with them and sits on the mat to share food.
Every time he gets food, he will take the initiative to say thank you. After sharing food with my brother, he will say "thank you" and "Is it delicious?" And "you have to say thank you to your father!" " ""if you want to eat, every grain is hard! " ……
I didn't join them because I was reading an article. I just sat there alone and heard Eva and her uncle answering questions and reciting poems. My uncle said, "Mowing the grass ..."
Every day is noon.
"Sweat drops ..."
"The grass is under the soil."
……
Eva gets along with them naturally, like relatives who have been together for a long time, not like strangers who have just met.
I thought, isn't this a child socializing?
Learning how to communicate and share with others is a valuable lesson for children, especially introverted children like us.
Learn to share food and toys with friends and accomplish one thing together.
There are so many children in the park. Isn't that what Montessori and Waldorf are concerned about? What a good social place this is!
In fact, our children are not short of playmates, but we have failed to provide them with opportunities.
? problem-solving ability
Once, a brother and sister came to the beach. They don't have any tools. After digging some holes by hand, they want to fill them with water, but they don't have buckets.
What should we do?
I didn't ask them if they wanted a bucket. Actually, I was hoping that they would take the initiative to ask me, "Can I borrow a bucket?" .
They didn't come to borrow it, maybe they thought we needed it.
But they found their own way. My sister takes mineral water and bottled water, and my brother takes plastic bags to pack snacks. This is a very pleasant trip.
I praised them and said, "You really know how to do it."
When children play in nature, they will use all their senses. When there is trouble, their brains will think about ways to solve the problem.
After such a long time, children's ability to solve problems and courage to face difficulties will be greatly improved.
scientific exploration
Eva fetched a bucket of water and said, "Mom, dig a hole quickly. I'll pour the water in and see what it will look like. "
I dug a pit quickly, and we poured water into the pit with buckets. Seeing the hole getting bigger and bigger, the child put some leaves, branches and stones in it.
"The stone sank, the stick floated and the leaves floated," said the child.
"This is a leaf boat," the child said, pointing to a leaf on the water.
I asked him, "Can we make a wooden boat?"
"Yes," he answered affirmatively.
"Could that be a stone boat?"
"no"
"What are you playing?"
Because the stone will sink to the bottom.
I think, this simple game, is not the child doing an experiment about buoyancy?
Although he hasn't heard the word buoyancy, he has a perceptual knowledge of ups and downs.
The children benefited a lot from this vivid life lesson.
? imagine
The pit is full of water, with leaves and branches floating on the surface and stones at the bottom.
The child used his imagination. He said, "Mom, I'm making soup, sticks, leaves and stone soup ..."
"Well, what seasoning do you want?"
"add some salt, add some Chili sauce ... mom, do you smell anything?"
"Smell it, it smells good!" I sniffed cooperatively.
"Mom, the soup is ready, drink it quickly!" We began to eat soup.
"How come our soup is getting less and less? What is this? " I asked.
The child thought for a moment, then looked at me and said innocently and seriously, "The tree drank."
I am very happy to affirm the child's answer, thinking, what a rare imagination, full of innocence and happiness, I am also immersed in this happiness.
On Friday, Eva played with a dozen children. They interacted like adults.
There are three boys jumping around in the water, picking up snails (si) and having a good time. Even if their pants are all wet, they don't care
On Saturday, there were three girls, two six years old and one three years old. They want to fill the biggest hole on the beach. They took our bucket, a lunch box and an ultra-mini kettle to fetch water. They carried water very seriously and diligently, and ran back and forth for dozens of times, but they didn't say they were tired at all. When they see the pit, they are always dissatisfied, angry and sad. They just smiled happily. Maybe in their eyes, they are not happy.
Children can also feel the charm of teamwork.
It's really touching to watch the children look innocent, lovely and serious, which makes me feel a long-lost childhood.
The child didn't want to leave until everyone on the beach had left. He was still saying, "I haven't had enough to drink and I haven't burped yet!" " "I have to wait for him to cook soup.
Finally, we finished drinking together. He burped with satisfaction and we set off for home.
Every day I ask him where to play, and his answer is Century Park.
I have seen the charm of nature, so although it takes us more than half an hour to go every time, I am determined to take him often.
Take this irreplaceable early education class for example.