How do we find Virginia?
We’re still busy following paths, roads, trails, and sidewalks in Studio Purple. When Julia was missing from class one day a few weeks back, we told the children that she had taken a trip to New
Archive for October 2018
Let’s Make a Farm!
Let’s make a farm! I’m a boy farmer. Marky I’m the horsey! That’s because I love horses. I ride a horse and his name was Pie! Ursula Ursula is the horsey and I’m the ducky! That’s because
A focused afternoon.
Studio Red has been creating voluminous structures with tape, paper, foil, mat board, and cardboard. Now we wish to extend and challenge this learning in a new way, with a new approach and a new tool.
Children as Scientists
Maria Montessori, the twentieth century educator believed that all children behave like “little scientists” in that they are eager to observe and make “what if” discoveries about their world. This continues to remain true in the digital
What even are they?
In an attempt to further scaffold children’s play we’ve replaced Lego and Playmobil people with Studio Yellow cutouts. Our hope is that while fostering children’s connections, this will also serve to help strengthen our community through
This says I love you
This says I love you, says Livia as she adds more colors to her drawing, it is for my mom. She is working alongside several other children from different studios. There is a choice of pens
I thought you were my friend
Sam was exploring a basket of sticks and had begun to create a fire. Tait walked over and tried to take a stick Sam was holding. Some tugging back and forth began, neither child being willing
“Why Does It Have The Lines?”
We have been noticing leaves for some time now. Being lucky enough to have a beautiful view right outside our window of various plants and the variety of their leaves, we’ve made discoveries along the way.
Getting to know you
We’ve been together in Studio Yellow for just over a month – children are becoming accustomed to the routines as well as socially growing more comfortable. We are delighted to watch as they begin to forge
Children are researchers.
Children are researchers. We have introduced them to this word this week. This word elevates our understanding of their play, their work, their thinking. We use it to help us all recognize how we learn from each