My puppy doesn't like the gritty feeling of sand in her mouth when we throw the ball on the beach. She learned today to drop the ball in the shallow water once or twice to make it feel smooth. I never taught her that. She just figured it out because she spends a lot of time chasing that ball.
The kids in the parking lot are getting their thrills today by riding through the hot tarmac. It throws black pebbles up at the bike fenders and gives off a satisfying burning smell. Besides, leaving tire tracks behind forever is kind of cool. If they last. They'll see when they check back weeks or months from now.
This is not kings and queens of Europe higher mathematics sort of learning. But it is learning. There is so much learning to be gleaned from play, if only kids can be turned loose to learn.
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