Nothing is ever as it seems

Nothing is ever as it seems


Roman your imagination has the power to draw everyone into a world full of laughter and fun.  When you are in your element Roman, out in nature, nothing is ever as it seems.  You create a world where a stick is never just a stick.  A world where, the park play equipment in the hands of your imagination offers many possibilities to amuse not only yourself but those around you.

Paisley, Corbin, you and I went for a long trek up the pathways to explore in unknown territory, we were on an expedition to find a park.  It is quite a steep pathway up the hill but you were not phased because your superpower gumboots gave you extra energy and therefore you did not become tired.  Wow where can I buy some of those Roman.
After creating such delight for Paisley and Corbin by finding new ways to master the merry-go-around we headed off back down the hill in the hope that dinner would not be too far away.  It was on the slow trip back down the hill that everyone noticed thesticks.  The humble stick transformed  you in to an alien with a really large antenna, two sticks in front of you meant you were able to mow the pathway, they were useful for drumming, to be a rabbit with two large ears, to use for skiing down the slopes, for reaching up into the trees, the list was as endless as your imagination Roman.
Corbin and Paisley joined in the story telling that the sticks inspired.  Corbin made a ‘V’ with her sticks and transformed into Santa Claus with a long beard while Paisley was eating lollipop sticks.

What learning I think was happening here.
Karen said this about you Roman in the Learning Story - Roman What Can You Do?  “Roman’s playful spirit shines through and scaffolds him to be a performer, leader, and dancer.”  It is this playful spirit that we see moment by moment when we are all together Roman. 
What a great muscle to be growing Roman, the creative muscle that  allows you to be a divergent thinker,  this ability will help you to reframe problems and find amazing solutions to tricky situations.  Toi taakaro - thinking beyond, playing with ideas is a wonderful disposition to continue growing.  
“Divergent thinking, the ability to consider a variety of possible solutions, involves fluidity of thinking and free association. It is thought to be a major cognitive process underlying creativity.” (Guilford, 1968; Russ & Kaugars, 2001). 

Nurturing this learning.

Ensuring there are plenty of loose parts for you to engage that amazing imagination will continue to strengthen your ability to think divergently.  Nothing is ever as it seems when you are around Roman.  Wow this makes everyday magical and exciting as we delight in listening to your theories on life and imaginative story telling that you so readily share with us.












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