A boy begins to get hungry midmorning, and heads over to the snack table to fix himself something to eat. He carefully pours himself a glass of water, puts a few slices of cheese and a piece of apple onto a plate and sits down. Soon, several of his friends have joined him for a quick snack. When they are done, they clean up their dishes and get back to work on the flower shop.

As the children work and play, the teachers are making careful observations. The teacher sitting at the vermicomposting centre is writing down the questions the children have about worms - she does not give them the answers to their questions, but approaches them with an attitude that says, "we'll find out together." The other teacher is photographing the work on the flower shop, and recording snippets of conversation going on around the building of the shop. The room is a happy buzz of activity.

At lunch time, the children wash hands and sit down together to eat. The table is set nicely, with small vases of flowers and real plates. After cleaning up the dishes, the afternoon light beckons many of the children out into the garden. One of the teachers accompanies the group going outside, while the other teacher stays in with the children who want to paint.

After a while, one of the children painting suggests that they paint outside, in the garden. The teacher says "Okay, why not?" and so the children help their teacher carry paper, brushes, paints, and cups of water outside into the garden. This little group paints in the garden, laying on their stomachs, leaning against trees, for much of the afternoon. The two girls who were working with the worms inside have been bug-hunting under rocks in the garden. In the late afternoon, an impromptu story time starts up, and pretty soon most of the children have gathered around, tired from a very busy day.