MR / Schenectady, NY.Yates Arts-in-Education Magnet School.Full-Day Pre-K class; urban school.State Funded through NYS Universal Pre-K Program.Diverse group of students (all boys) uses blocks to make a slide to roll round objects down at free playtime. Unstructured, student-run activity develops cognitive and coordination skills as students design and build the ramp; observe and visually track the rolling object; then draw conclusions about round objects, straight surfaces, and downward motion..Boy left: 4, Nigerian American and Ecuadorian American; boy center: 4, African-American; Boy right: 3, Korean-American; .MR: Kim1, Bea2, Rab1.©Ellen B. Senisi

MR / Schenectady, NY.Yates Arts-in-Education Magnet School.Full-Day Pre-K class; urban school.State Funded through NYS Universal Pre-K Program.Diverse group of students (all boys) uses blocks to make a slide to roll round objects down at free playtime. Unstructured, student-run activity develops cognitive and coordination skills as students design and build the ramp; observe and visually track the rolling object; then draw conclusions about round objects, straight surfaces, and downward motion..Boy left: 4, Nigerian American and Ecuadorian American; boy center: 4, African-American; Boy right: 3, Korean-American; .MR: Kim1, Bea2, Rab1.©Ellen B. Senisi

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