Truck Experiments

Today, we had such a great example of child-led learning.  One of the kids figured out on his own that it was fun to push the toy pick-up truck down the ramp.  Next thing you know, he is experimenting with various objects to put in the back.  Just by watching, and not asking, I could tell he was figuring out things like: “What makes it go faster?” “What will stay in the back all the way down the ramp?” “How much of that thing can I fit in there?” “How much of it will stay in all the way to the bottom of the ramp?”

It was Einstein who said that play is the best form of research, and witnessing that daily is so inspiring!