In October of 2006 we took the children to a near by fishing hole to explore the waters edge. We spent that afternoon trying to catch minnows in a bucket (failing miserably) and seeing how big a splash we could make (much more successful).
This was a lesson in exploration. I wanted the children to just explore and understand that they didn't need an outline to learn something. The motto for the day was, "Look. Look. Look. To Look is to know." unknown
It was a lesson for me as well - a lesson in letting go. It was hard to keep myself quiet when I thought they might get soaking wet. I needed to learn to trust in the value of a child's curiosity by sitting back and letting them explore.
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