This week we were shocked when the weather was so cold. In our playground there was frost and ice on the ground, table and bench.

Some of us were exploring the temperature of the frost by touching it.

We found a great way of scraping the frost off of the table and into a bucket. We found out that it made snowballs.

Our playground has a slope. Cary discovered some frozen frost that got really slippy. It was like an ice slope.

He didn’t fall on the ice. He assessed the risk of going on the ice. He decided that if he was careful and balanced his body correctly he could slide on it. Like ice skating but with his shoes!

The adults supervised as the children took risks in their play. It was a great learning experience that came from the natural environment.

Some children did fall on the ice and we learned that ice can be dangerous at times. Nobody got hurt and it helped us to move on from situations. Over all the frost and ice were great for learning and playing in our playground. It was so fun, even the adults had a turn! 🙂