In my second week of kindergarten I have had the chance to observe and be a part of play. Today I had more control of how the day went. After students were done with what they were assigned to do, I let them have free choice, which meant they could play whatever they want. I also gave them the last 30 minutes of the day to play. One thing I notice a lot, is the gender issue and stereotypes during play. Most of the times the boys play with the boys, and girls play with the girls. I've also noticed a lot of boys building things, while all the girls are in the kitchen dramatic play area, doll house or drawing. I was watching a group of boys who were playing with legos. It was very interesting hearing their story lines. Some pretended they were in a war, and the others would add on. They seemed to cooperate very well. One boy would say how he wanted a certain piece, while the others would work to help him try to find it. They also seemed to solve problems together. There was a bit of conflict at the end during clean up, when one of the boys smashed another boys lego car that he had made. I thought for sure that the boy whose car got ruined would tell on him, but instead he told the smasher that he was mad because he worked hard on the car and told him not to break it. The boy said sorry, and I noticed in the next play time that they were building something together. As I am able to have more control of how the days go, I will definitely continue to try to include more and more play, because I am seeing the things I have read about in our weekly readings coming into action in the classroom.