What a glorious finale to our Earth Day days —
We were with Grandson Reed and an energetic jumble (some 40) T-K (transitional kindergarten) and kindergarten cohorts assisted by 4th graders at Coleman School in San Rafael.
We brought a big bin of bright and colorful plastic that we poured on to the carpet. With no instruction needed, the kids knew just what to do. On a piece of tag board they arranged and rearranged the pieces until they got them just right, then we snapped a pic. Even at age 5-6 individual predilections were already apparent in their choices of color and composition.
After the activity, the kids had gained a new awareness. They were out and about, bringing back pieces of plastic (including a turquoise crocodile) that they found on the playground. Hey, it's not trash, it's free art supplies! Hey, it's Earth Day, Every Day!
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