We have been busy creating, editing, and revising the map of the Pine Tree Forest Playground. Now that the children are satisfied with the color, quantity, and placement of each piece, we revisited our research question
We have introduced some new tools to engage in the process of printing! Presented with these new materials, children are challenged to apply their experimentation, questioning and problem-solving tools to a new process. They joyfully envision
To preview our visit to Ian McMahon’s installation we invited the children to participate in a slideshow. We used our SEE, THINK, WONDER protocol to organize our conversation as we viewed his process through the photographs
“Sense of place.” What does this mean? Putting it simply, it can refer to a meaning attributed to a place as influenced by our interactions with it. We, in partnership with Learning and Engagement at deCordova,
On Thursday, we shed our mittens and snow pants and followed the warmth and sunshine into the woods. The frozen ground had been replaced by a softened earth that was begging to be seen again. Things
The topic of rainbows has been cropping up throughout the year. Sofia often wears her beloved rainbow colored pants, Magna-Tiles have been sorted to mix rainbowish patterns, Wikki Stix
With all the enthusiasm around cars and trucks in mind, we recently brought in large packing boxes to see if they would be incorporated into the play. For the animal lovers in our group, they immediately
Zaarha’s creature.Lyla’s creature.Brooke’s creature.Ryan’s creature..Jane’s creature.Chester’s creature..Chester’s creature..Beatrice’s creature.Charlotte’s creature.Vivian’s creature..Ray’s creature…Maren’s creature.Arya’s creature.Sevi’s creature.Charlie’s creature.Graeme’s creature.Birdie’s creature.. Over the past few weeks the children have been drawing the final creature they created from the parts
Jonah- I was running at the pool and BOOM, I hurt my foot. I ran on the stone floor, bump, bump, bump OUCH!- Jonah bandages his own foot, carefully twisting and tying. He then announces, Oh Oh now
Over the past few weeks we have been enjoying using the bakery set up by Studio Yellow. The food the children were making in the bakery began to be used for the animals in a different
