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Beloved Toys

 Over the course of the school year we have noticed there are just certain toys in our room that are highly sought after. We don't typically keep the same materials in the room to try and expand play schemes and build on skills. However, the kids never forget those beloved toys that live on a shelf in the back hallway. One toy they have recalled from their memory is the marble tower! I have never seen a group of kids get more excited to watch some marbles drop through holes. Once it is pulled out the kids light up! It has brought some really great language as well as opportunities to model turn taking and excitement. After snack today the boys gathered around the small tower and happily dropped marble after marble onto the tower. 

It's great being able to rotate toys in and out of the classroom, but it's also so great when they request toys we haven't seen in awhile. 



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