Keeping Safe
Lately, out on the playground, there has been a flurry of animal play. We have seen birds, kittens, dogs, wolves and even dragons! Themes of play revolve around being a family, finding shelter and food, as
Archive for October 2018
Catching Autumn’s Kisses
Our fascination with leaves continues…both outside as well as inside the studio. From catching to collecting to printing to painting…They have continued to capture us. Our tracing paper leaf rubbings hang along a sunny window in
A walk.
On Wednesday, a mysterious box arrived at the Studio Red door. Inside the box was a giant mushroom inscribed with a spiraled message. This message revealed that the woods contained many stories. We were instructed to
Have you heard the story…
Let us tell you a story of a magical day not so far away. Our caterpillar sent us a note along with a map. Not just any map. A map that would help us find some
Telling true stories
We are telling true stories in Studio Red! Children and adults are always telling true stories as we play, have snack, and get dressed to go outside, but we have introduced another practice. During our gatherings,
I think he died – Thomas
A lime green discovery was made on one of the coldest mornings of the school year. A caterpillar lay all alone on the wood chips – unmoving. Thomas – I think he died. Kaya – I think
Sparkles – Luna must be here.
Last week Studio Yellow was introduced to the story of Luna Moth. Every year as the leaves begin falling from the trees a special friend comes to visit us for one day only. When she comes,
Story Stones
Planning for the Woodland Walk is a joyful agenda item at a faculty meeting. Teachers suggest animals, insects, birds, fungus, elements in nature that the children are noticing. This year the characters are squirrel, caterpillar, red
An Experiment
On our Tuesday nature walk we found puffball mushrooms spreading across the grass. With sticks, we gently poked the bulbous fungi to release their brown spores into the air. This action gave way to much excitement
Color Mixing
In the hopes of drawing our attention towards the vibrant shades of green in the summer landscape, we chose to begin the year by offering yellow and blue paints at the easel. After many days of