Just as materials and explorations are continually changing within Studio Yellow, exhibits both within the museum and outside in the sculpture park change throughout the year. In preparation for deCordova’s biennial show, the current exhibits in
As the children were settling down to eat lunch Tait and Louis were engaged in conversation, pointing to a photograph on the wall of Studio Yellow. The photographs were from Studio Yellow visits to the Hot
A thread begins with teachers noticing. How are the children using the materials? What is the language around their play? “We’re building a skyscraper…The sky starts in California, I mean France.” MILES “I’m making a whole
During our vacation conversations we have discussed what you might need when you travel by airplane. Some answers have included, luggage, bathing suits, snacks, tickets, and passports. These are some photos that will be turned into
When we think about children learning to write, it is easy to envision an end product—letters formed to create words. But how do children come to learn this concept? What does the process of learning to
Studio Red is a laboratory, a place of inquiry where creativity, imagination and making meaning thrive! Refining our understanding of the Zoomie. “There’s little holes!” “I’m very curious about the feathers.” (the end of the cloth)
Following the excitement of the introduction of the Snail Racing Game more simple board and card games have been introduced into the studio. Games of this sort help to teach children a myriad of skills. Playing
Over the last several weeks, there have been many conversations about traveling to various places and modes of transportation. Some of these places include, Turkey, Greece, Africa, Grand Cayman, California, Florida and New Hampshire. During the
As we continue our work on getting to know ourselves and others better, we focus on faces as a way of understanding how others might be feeling. This week, we introduced the children to a set
Sheila Pepe and her fiber work have inspired much thinking within Studio Red. The connections children have been making to Sheila Pepe and Hot Mess Formalism extend well beyond our own fiber installation that now hangs
