#loosematerials

[littlegumshoe]

lol lol lol I was watching ur Solas posts like.............. no way............... have they magically not guessed yet................. omg.......... perfectionne, what a gift

like th day before we finished i DID guess, tbh i think i was in denial,,,i was this like to my gf

[songofsaraneth]

@kaiyves​ I got some more discussion on this topic!

@pretty-rage-machine replied to your post “<p>Can’t they not taste sometimes like we can shut our mouths? I...”

it's in andalite chronicles, elfangor describes closing his hooves

Aha! I haven’t read the auxilary books as many times so that makes sense.

 @loosematerials replied to your post “<p>Can’t they not taste sometimes like we can shut our mouths? I...”

Yeah I believe Ax falls into the yeerk pool once and closes his hooves against the sludge

I do remember this scene now that you mention that actually! It’s interesting that the default state seems to be passive/open, and they have to actively think/work to close them. It makes sense though for a species who spend a large part of the day feeding as a side process to whatever else they’re doing/running around for.

 etosaurus replied to your post “<p>Can’t they not taste sometimes like we can shut our mouths? I...”

it's confusing because like in the oatmeal book there is a whole gambit about how if Visser 3 is in the yeerk pool when the oatmeal explodes in it that he'll be unable to avoid drinking the oatmeal and getting affected by it.

OH yeah see that I think is where my confusion stems from. I definitely remember that scene and this being a plot point. Maybe they knew he wouldn’t have time to close his hooves before he realized and it’d be too late though. Or they hoped some would get into his ear canal when he fell in? Hm.

 @etosaurus​ replied to your post “<p>Can’t they not taste sometimes like we can shut our mouths? I...”

unfortunately in that same book Ax demorphs in a cave with an inch of bat guano on the floor and I cannot stop thinking about it

 oh no oh no OH NO

I mean our boy has eaten some decidedly gross things on purpose (cigarette butts no thank u) but even that is a step too far for him pretty sure!!!

[reggiochildreninspired]

Loose Parts

"In 1972, architect Simon Nicholson developed the Theory of Loose Parts; the idea that loose parts, materials which can be moved around, designed and redesigned, and tinkered with; create infinitely more opportunities for creative engagement than static materials and environments."   In my classroom, we explore loose parts with arrangements, play-dough, in work areas (blocks) and the list goes on. Here are some samples of things you can do with loose parts in your classroom.

[reggiochildreninspired]

The Art of Arrangements

The goal of engaging in the creative arts is to communicate, think, and feel. The goal is to express thought and feeling through movement, and to express visual perception and representation through the process of play and creative art making.

Children extend and deepen their understandings through multiple, hands-on experiences with diverse materials.

-Drew & Rankin