“First you need scissors. . .” MAREN
We have been drawing our creations! Children are learning how sketchbooks can be tools to save memories of their efforts, to guide the reconstruction of their work, to show steps of their process and capture
Archive for 2017
Gak part 2
This week we discovered that the gak formed from liquid starch and glue has a relatively short shelf life – by Monday morning it no longer was able to hold its shape. However the interest to
I love hammering! I love hammers and I love nails.
Recently children have been transforming everyday materials into tools. ‘L’ shaped blocks have become hammers, golf tees have become nails, and every surface has become one upon which they can construct. To help fulfill this need,
Observational Drawing
Together in Studio Red, we are learning about the camera. Last week, we shared prior knowledge, experimented with the tool, and labeled its parts with a shared vocabulary. In these ways, children have extended their
Every painting tells a story
We invited the afternoon children to uncover stories in another way. Working in small groups with loose parts and a painting, the stories slowly unfolded. This is just one story sample. Moss mountain. Beautiful ocean. The big
What does a conversation look like?
“Like a circle. Two people inside a circle, like a hurricane.”–SYLVIE In Studio Purple, we’ve been thinking about conversations, wondering what they look and sound like. We seeded this idea last week when we asked
That’s why we have a map
Jane and Maddy decided they needed a map and set about creating one. It goes from that house to our house…and where we are. This is our house, the purple one, that’s for our neighbors. Brown
A Visit From Skip.
Jane’s grandfather, Skip, came to share his butterfly collection with us. He shared stories and information. Through questions, observations, and drawings, we learned about butterflies. What are the moths before they hatch? LYLA Why is
