What does democracy look like in a classroom? How do children and adults have voice in our Studio Red community?How do we name challenges and solve problems?How do we construct the agreements we follow in our
Picture books are invaluable in our preschool environment. Personally, neither of us has outgrown our own love of picture books and continue to amass an extensive collection to this day! Yes, we are both educators and
Cal sits at the table and draws wavy lines in a linear fashion. I’m writing notes….Love Mama! This is a note for my Mama. It takes much concentration to fill the whole card with notes! Cal folds
Picture books are invaluable in our preschool environment. Personally, neither of us has outgrown our own love of picture books and continue to amass an extensive collection to this day! Yes, we are both educators and
As a staff, we are continuously exploring our Umbrella Topic, “How do children-in-residence encounter deCordova?” During our research we have noticed that children need a playful interaction to fully embrace a particular experience, space, or entity. They
I’m making a rainbow. – AverySo am I. I’m making another one. – Sofia Are you putting purple on? I am. I’m going to bend it. Hold on Avery. – SofiaI can’t do it, Sofia. –
Small group work is not new to the children in Studio Purple. We’ve come together to discover each other’s collections, discussed how to communicate and even wondered together how to be a friend. All worthwhile topics
In childhood, attention is brightened by two features: children’s neophilia (love of the new) and the fact that, as young people, they simply haven’t seen it all before. A. Horowitz, On Looking. My body can be
So, which is the longest, the smallest and which is in the middle? How did you know? Cuz I counted with my eyes. You can see by the amounts. But I counted with my brain. It’s
