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Just Playing? In the Spring Mud!

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Spring Mud

The weather around here is finally starting to look like spring might be around the corner! Snow is melting!!!!!!! The beautiful part of this time of year is that the ground is still quite frozen, so our yard turns into wonderful spring mud puddles! There is nothing quite like playing in the spring mud!


Welcome to the weekly "Just Playing?" Blog Hop hosted here at Child Central Station. If this is your first week joining us- you may wish to learn more by visiting the "Just Playing?" landing page. 


Last week- we looked at some more mud play on the swing! I have updated the post to include additional insights into the learning that took place during the play. You can see the revised post here.


Now on to this week's photos:


puddle 2 puddle 1



puddle 3



 We may be "just playing", but....


What are the children doing here?


What do you see?


What learning is taking place?


What skills are being practiced/developed?


just playing


This post is part of the "Just Playing?" Blog Hop!


Thank you for remembering that young children do not "just play." Young children play. They develop through play. They learn through play. They experiment through play. They grow through play. A child's work is play. Play is important!


Please take a moment to reflect upon the photos and questions above. I would love for you to share your observations in a comment. I'd also like to invite you to "hop" on over to all of the other bloggers who are sharing photos of children learning through play this week:



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ayn colsh said…
SO much going on here! I bet they are learning about liquid density by pouring and raking the water and mud, as well as learning about changing states from ice to water! Great pictures!!!
April 10, 2014 at 9:22 AM
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