An Afternoon Adventure
We went for a walk on a warm autumn afternoon, to explore deCordova. Maddie expressed that she would like to climb the hill first. With determination and spirit the girls climbed the hill, paused at the
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“Slugs, slugs to see!”
“We’re making a habitat. It’s their home.” -Brooke Looking closely in the garden, children are finding slugs! Over the past few weeks a small group of slug investigators has grown larger and their project more
Today is the Woodland Walk . . .
One morning — a surprise — our basket is not filled with choices. Rather, it holds six milkweed pods, each housing a scrolled message. “It’s the Woodland Walk on Halloween! It’s so amazing!” Chester Snack
It’s all about the process
Beginning early in the year, we observed a strong interest in building amongst our children. We have slowly begun to introduce a variety of materials with which the children can experiment with building in different ways.
Follow the pumpkins
Woodland Walk by Studio Yellow Luna came. A moth. She’s our friend. She comes one day. When it’s sunny. We listen for crickets. And see glitter. I saw glitter. I saw glitter too. She was in
The Moments In Between
Listening, we train our ears to capture the children’s questions. As a thread unravels, we embark on ways through materials to help the children explore further. “We’re keeping the bad guys in!” Quinn Discovering talk centering
Equal
“The person who gets more, the others get less and then we have to equal this out!” Margot
Reconstructing a Butterfly Habitat
We are working together to recreate a powerful experience. Through myriad materials, we are inviting the children to share their understanding of the metamorphic process of the monarch butterfly. Milkweed… Eggs… Emerging caterpillars… As we
Reading Tools
We have found the concept of tools to be a wonderful way to engage children in their own learning processes. Tools of the mind, tools of the body, and tools of the physical world are