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
Archive for 2018
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
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
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