The Box

Ms. Donna recently purchased us a new filing cabinet for our classroom. As much as we appreciated the new cabinet, what was even better was the box that it came in. The children used the box in so many different ways- a cave, a tunnel, a cozy place to take a rest, a dance floor, a drum, a hiding place...the list could go on and on.

Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards

Social and Emotional Development

            Strand: Relationships

                     Topic: Peer Interactions and Relationships

                               Participate in simple back and forth interactions with peers 

                               for short periods of time.

                               Engage in associative play with peers

Approaches toward Learning

            Strand: Initiative

                      Topic: Initiative and Curiosity

                                Experiment in the environment with purpose

            Strand: Engagement and Persistence

                      Topic: Attention

                                Focus on an activity for short periods of time despite
                                distractions

            Strand: Creativity

                       Topic: Innovation and Invention

                                  Use materials in new and unconventional ways

Cognition and General Knowledge

       Sub Domain: Science

               Strand: Science Inquiry and Application

                         Topic: Inquiry

                                   Try different things with objects to see what

                                    happens or how things work

                                    Ask questions about objects and events in the 

                                    environment 

                          Topic: Cause and Effect

                                     Demonstrate an understanding that events have a cause

                                     Purposefully combine actions to make things happen