“Cause it’s Minpins”
Coming to the end of our reading of Roald Dahl’s Minpins, the children wondered just how the Minpins would be able to visit Little Billy in his home. While some of us contemplated how they would get to Little
Archive for May 2018
Birds
We spoke before on the beauty of our work, where we can slow down and deeply observe a child as she or he reveals their inner thinking. In this moment, we can’t help but wonder about
On my next four-year-old birthday, I’m going to have a all rainbow party. – Kyla
On Wednesday, Kyla and Amelia decided they would set up a party. Luca came by to join in, and Ruthie, seeing Kyla making a drawing for the party area, contributed a drawing, too. The set up
Board Games
A recent morning meeting led to a discussion about different games the children played at home. Many children seemed familiar with a “wrecking ball” game around which there was much excitement. We adults, exclaimed we did not
Rewinding. How did we get to constructing a hotel?
Often we ask the children to rewind their memories, to think back on what we have done, in an effort to make new sense of our work. This blog post is a rewind. It is an
Where to next?
A beautiful day and requests from the children for a picnic saw us heading out into the sculpture park for Stay and Play. We chose a shady spot to our enjoy our lunches near the Carriage
And I’ll be the person that gasped
Kyla draws a picture at the table. She then walks around, holding the drawing up to her face, saying, Ooooooooooo! Spooky ghost! The friendly ghost soon approaches Diane. Caroline and Cal are playing with playdough at
“Uh, oh. Here comes the tricky part.” Charlie
Since early April the children have been exploring cube puzzles. Following a grid map of the image, they flip cubes to find the corresponding design and then they move it to the correct position within the
“Say Cheese!”
There’s something magical about cameras. Memories and moments captured and frozen in time. It has been interesting to witness children’s exploration and understanding of this magical tool. The evolution of photography certainly has changed how we
“You’re a giant!”
Magnifying glasses can be a playful tool of discovery. “Why are you doing a really big magnifying glass? You’re a giant! Why are there 2 of you?!” -Eleanor “That was fun! That was like whole giant