When the students return to class, it is time for silent reading. Everyone reads, including the teachers. After a time of silence and calm, a teacher calls them back to work or to afternoon specials. For the afternoon worktime, the workplans are put away and the children work entirely from their interests and inspirations. It is still school and learning, it just doesn't feel that way.
Work is put away.
Some students help restore order to the classroom. Jobs rotate so that each student in the class has the responsibility at least once before the end of the year. One child dusts the shelves. Another straightens the library books. Other children rearrange the materials on the shelves.