What is a line?

 Coco gave a wonderful circle-time lesson on LINE.  Of course a line is an recognizable path created by a point moving in space which can define or imply the edges of a form.  Lines come in a variety of styles, including: horizontal, wavy, vertical, diagonal, straight, curved, thick or thin.  But all of that can seem a little abstract.  Coco made the idea concrete in a fun filled activity with the children.

 First the children identified some lines in their environment.

Next, She handed out some strips of ribbon for the children to practice making different kinds of lines on their own and with their friends... vertical, horizontal and diagonal.

 Then Coco had them practice making lines with their bodies, standing up and laying down.

All of this was done in support of some work to be placed on the shelf that will extend our shared vocabulary of line and it's use in art, writing, constructing and more.

Isn't learning fun?!