Inspired by the children’s exploration in creating houses and what makes something a house, we brought small groups to visit Saul Melman’s Best of All Possible Worlds. This sculpture consisting of doors in the exact configuration of
Visitors to Studio Yellow will discover a bursting enthusiasm around letters, names and writing in general. During recent months, children have taken to labelling their work with their names or signature trademark. Recently this interest has
Nature walks are often a time when we slow down, ponder and look at things closely. Recently, the children have been noticing the different shapes that are prevalent within the natural world. In particular how sticks
A giant A frame constructed of wood and chicken wire was draped with our cloth walls. The children quickly discovered ways to apply color. New techniques and the reinvention of some old, were used with great
After considering the materials for the exterior walls of the hotel that the children suggested, we as teachers selected one for the children to work with… Cloth. Using the work happening in the sandbox as inspiration,
Felt flowers, pipe cleaners, and popsicle sticks were offered for exploration. Hannah made a flower and then wrapped it around her wrist. Look! I made a flower on my arm! Ada worked on attaching pipe cleaners. So you have
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
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
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
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
