the kinder have been very interested in learning about rocks lately
they collected them
sorted them
brought in favorites
made a rock museum
painted with them
shared what they knew
still had questions.
one question was-
can rocks break?
now we all know.
—
“the violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.”
-tennessee williams
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That constant curiosity is very addictive!
Best wishes, Pete.
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yes, it’s ongoing, and fun for everyone
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“Raise your hand.” If you wish you could go back to kindergarten and ask all those questions you thought you weren’t allowed to ask.
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and so you secretly spent most of your life trying to figure out the answers )
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And repeating, “There are no dumb questions. There are no dumb questions.”
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Right!
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Love this–great quotation, too.
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thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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So many things to discover. That quote is lovely, too.
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it is endless, and I loved it too
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😊
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What a delightful learning experience.
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it has grown quite organically
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A wonderful quote Beth … “Violets” were our wedding flower … 💜
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oh, how wonderful
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Such a pic…the rock on the right has the look of a dinosaur skeleton at first glance…but then, it’s early…I might still have my sleepy imagination goggles on. 🥰
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who knows? you’ve just generated another question and got caught up in the fun of learning -)
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🥰❤️🥰
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Intriguing quote!
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yes, I really liked it
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Sometimes we learn from the little ones, and sometimes we learn with them!
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you are so right –
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cute! :-D
~David
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everything is new and a lesson when you are very young
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🤗
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Cracks develop where we walk and climb for sure, Beth, best learned young!
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I agree!
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Pet Rock time!!
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ooh, yes!
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The never ending curiosity of children, so fun.
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I love their joy of learning
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It’s the best!
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They are going to miss you dearly.
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it will be mutual –
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Once the learning process begins it becomes unstoppable!
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and that’s great –
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Learning how to ask questions is, maybe, the most important skill we learn.
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incredibly so –
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What a lovely way of teaching. 💕
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this stays with them –
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Another lesson learned!
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check that one off!
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Hi Beth, I was always interested in rocks and shells as a girl so I can relate to the fascination.
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and I still love both of them!
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Nature constantly amazes.
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always
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I remember how fascinated I was by rocks (and still am). And so were my kids. There is something about rocks.
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indeed there is, I’ve never gotten over my fascination of them
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👍
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I love the curiosity of kids. We should all wonder.
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me too, and I hope they never stop
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I was hooked on rocks for awhile when I was young, and to this day if I see a particularly interesting one it may very well roll home with me.🙂
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I still pick up interesting rocks wherever I go, and love finding heart shaped rocks
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Rocks are wonderful things to study. It’s all very exciting.
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No matter how strong, everything can break. Rocks are fascinating.
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that is spot on
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Wouldn’t it be the best if this student became a geologist?
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oh, I hope so
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love that tennessee williams quote —
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it’s a pretty one
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I did not realize that rocks could break until I watched the ones on my current property do it over the last couple of decades.
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life lessons –
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I saw a rock break recently. I felt so sad for the two parts I moved them into my yard. The sea would have parted them forever . That felt too sad in the moment.
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I understand that. and now we’re working on understanding where sand comes from, is sand connected to rocks, somehow? we shall see –
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There’s an old story about a king who commanded his wise men to devise a statement that would apply to every single thing in existence. They came up with “This too shall pass away.” In that same vein is the realization that everything is breakable.
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Perfect
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Great lesson for the kids.
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they have learned so much, just by being curious
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That’s s the best road to learning!
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I agree
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I love rocks as a theme of learning.
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children make it clear when they are interested in learning about something and it grows organically, aa you know quite well
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Yes, they do. Cheers to emergent curriculum!
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The innocence and wonder of children is such an amazing and inspiring thing.
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it so is
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